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TITLE, Psalms. See App-63and the Structures on pp. 720, 721. Compare Luk_20:42, Luk_24:44, Act_1:20.
BLESSED = How Happy. The first Psalm begins thus and Psalm 2ends thus. So does the last Psalm of Book I: Psa_41:1; Psa_41:13). Figure of speech Antiptosis (App-6). Compare Jer_17:7, Jer_17:8. See App-63. for the Beatitudes in the Psalms.
man. Hebrew 'ish. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6, for all of both sexes.
walketh, &c: i.e. who never did walk . . . stand . . . sit. Figure of speech Anabasis, three triplets: walketh counsel ungodly = continue in. standeth way sinners = carry out. sitteth seat scornful = settle down.
ungodly = lawless. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.
sinners. Hebrew. chata'.
scornful = scoffers. Hebrew. luz.