This wisdom psalm contrasts the blessed man who delights in the LORD's law, meditating on it day and night and prospering like a tree by streams of water, with the wicked who are like chaff driven by the wind. The LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Mostly Davidic psalms exploring themes of the righteous versus the wicked, trust in God, and personal devotion.
The everyday phrase 'the apple of my eye', meaning someone deeply cherished, comes straight from Scripture: 'Keep me as the apple of your eye' (Psalm 17:8). Many common English sayings, from 'a drop in the bucket' to 'the writing on the wall,' were born in the Bible.
Psalm 17:8With 150 chapters (psalms), the book of Psalms contains more chapters than any other book in the Bible. These ancient songs range from the shortest chapter in Scripture (Psalm 117 with just 2 verses) to the longest (Psalm 119 with 176 verses).
PsalmsThe little word 'Selah' appears about 74 times in the Psalms, and its exact meaning has been lost. It may signal a musical pause, a swelling of the instruments, or a moment to stop and reflect. After thousands of years, it remains one of the Bible's small unsolved mysteries.
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