Psalm 1:2
“But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 1Meaning
The conjunction “But” turns from the rejected formation of verse 1 to the affection that directs the blessed person. The law of the LORD is not presented merely as an external rulebook; it is his delight. Meditation follows delight: what the person values, he repeatedly brings to mind. “Day and night” is poetic language for constancy, not a demand for uninterrupted reading. In the movement of verses 1–3, this sustained attention is the hidden root system that explains the stability and fruit of the tree in verse 3.
The rooted way of the righteous
The opening movement describes the formation, delight, and rooted fruitfulness of the blessed person.
Read carefully
The verse describes sustained attention to the LORD’s instruction—remembering, considering, and applying it—not mental emptiness or nonstop performance.
Reflection
Choose one manageable passage, return to it at set moments, and ask how its instruction should shape one concrete choice.