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Two Psalms That Sum Up the Hebrew Bible
Episode 515

Two Psalms That Sum Up the Hebrew Bible

Psalms 1 & 2 E3 — So far in this short series, we’ve looked individually at Psalm 1 and Psalm 2. Now we’ll look at them side by side. The art of meditating on Scripture involves appreciating every single paragraph, poem, and story, but then also considering what comes before and after, because the biblical authors put everything in this order for a reason! Looking at Psalms 1 and 2 next to each other we find many overlapping words and ideas, so reading both together is crucial for understanding each one individually. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore all the connections, not only between Psalms 1 and 2, but also between these psalms and many other places in the Hebrew Bible.

BibleProject · Tim Mackie, Jon Collins

March 9, 20261h 2m

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Show Notes

Psalms 1 & 2 E3 — So far in this short series, we’ve looked individually at Psalm 1 and Psalm 2. Now we’ll look at them side by side. The art of meditating on Scripture involves appreciating every single paragraph, poem, and story, but then also considering what comes before and after, because the biblical authors put everything in this order for a reason! Looking at Psalms 1 and 2 next to each other we find many overlapping words and ideas, so reading both together is crucial for understanding each one individually. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore all the connections, not only between Psalms 1 and 2, but also between these psalms and many other places in the Hebrew Bible.

FULL SHOW NOTES

For chapter-by-chapter summaries, biblical words, referenced Scriptures, and reflection questions, check out the full show notes for this episode.

CHAPTERS

  1. Setup for Reading Psalm 1 and 2 Together (0:00-9:05)
  2. Connections in the First and Second Stanzas (9:05-30:36)
  3. Connections in the Third Stanza (30:36-41:15)
  4. Psalm 1 and 2 in the Hebrew Bible (41:15-1:02:29)

PSALMS 1 & 2 BIBLEPROJECT TRANSLATION

View our full translation of Psalms 1 & 2.

REFERENCED RESOURCES

  • Psalms Overview video and poster
  • Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here.

SHOW MUSIC

  • “Sparks” by ØDYSSEE & Lazlow
  • “Green Tea” by Toonorth
  • “Bloom” by Sweeps & luv pug
  • BibleProject theme song by TENTS

SHOW CREDITS

Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty writes the show notes. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.


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