As Genesis begins with the Divine blessing on Man (Gen. 1:26), so Psalm 1 opens with "Blessed is the man."
All blessedness for man is shown to consist in subjection, obedience, and occupation with God's Law. It is the Tree of Life to him; and meditating on this, he becomes like a well-watered tree planted by God's ever flowing River of Life in the Paradise of God. (See Rev. 22; Ezek. 47:1-5; Ps. 46:4-5).
James Brandon, a pastor and missionary,...