Two Psalms That Sum Up the Hebrew Bible
3/9/20261 hr 2 min
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
- Setup for Reading Psalm 1 and 2 Together (0:00-9:05)
- Connections in the First and Second Stanzas (9:05-30:36)
- Connections in the Third Stanza (30:36-41:15)
- Psalm 1 and 2 in the Hebrew Bible (41:15-1:02:29)
REFERENCED RESOURCES
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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First 90 secondsJon Collins· Host0:00
Hey, this is John, and before we get started on today's episode, I wanted to let you know about our new expanded show notes. These are really cool. Our show notes now have chapter-by-chapter summaries, reflection questions for you to dig deeper. Every time we reference scripture or look at a biblical word, that's all going to be referenced in the show notes. And you can find a link in our episode description. You could also find them in the BibleProject app. All right, here's the show. [upbeat music] Welcome to BibleProject Podcast. Today we're gonna do something unique. We're gonna spend a whole hour comparing two biblical passages together. Two weeks ago, we read Psalm 1. Last week, we read Psalm 2. Today, we're gonna read Psalm 1 and Psalm 2 as if these two poems become something more when we read them in light of each other. And reading texts in light of each other is a part of what we mean by meditating on the Bible.
Tim Mackie· Host0:59
The art of learning how to meditate on scripture means learning how to appreciate every individual little paragraph unto itself, but then also backing up and saying, "Hmm, it was put alongside the thing before it and the thing after it on purpose."
Jon Collins· Host1:18
We'll focus on repeated words and repeated ideas shared by both poems. For example, Psalm 1 talks of a man placed by God as a tree by a stream. Psalm 2