The Two Paths Before Every Man (Psalm 1) | Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch
Deep Dive into Commentary on the Old Testament by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch - Psalm 1Keil and Delitzsch interpret Psalm 1 as the ethical prologue to the Psalter, serving a function similar to the Sermon on the Mount by applying the Divine Law to the inner life. The text opens with the emphatic exclamation Ashrê ("O the blessedness"), signaling a state of "straightness" or perfect moral alignment with God. Likely composed between the time of Solomon and Jeremiah, the Psalm establishes a "Radically Distinct Lot" between the pious and the ungodly.The righteous man is defined first…
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