Bible Questions Answered:
“I see a bible error in Psalm 1:1 and
Psalm 32:11. How can a person be both blessed if he has not sinned
and be blessed if he has?...”
Shawn/ Gravesend, England United
Kingdom
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Psalm 1:1 KJV
Blessed* is the
man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in
the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalm 32:1 KJV
Blessed* is he
whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
*Blessed-Hebrew:Esher (Eh-sher): Happiness, blessed, happy.
(Same word for both verses.)
What seems as a
glaring incongruity, is easily understood, when one realizes that the
word blessed is translated as, happy.
Certainly the man
who lives a righteous life is, happy.
Certainly the man
who's sins have been forgiven is overly happy!
Blessed:
Psalm 40:4 KJV
Blessed is that
man that maketh The Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor
such as turn aside to lies.
Psalm 41:1 KJV
Blessed is he
that considereth the poor: The Lord will deliver him in time of
trouble.
Psalm 65:4 KJV
Blessed is the
man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he
may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of
thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Psalm 89:15 KJV
Blessed is the
people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the
Light of thy countenance.
Psalm 112:1 KJV
Praise ye The
Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth The Lord, that delighteth
greatly in His commandments.
Isaiah 32:20 KJV
Blessed are ye
that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the
ox and the ass.
Isaiah 32:20 NLT
The Lord will
greatly bless His people. Wherever they plant seed, bountiful crops
will spring up. Their cattle and donkeys will graze freely.
Matthew 11:6 KJV
And blessed is
he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me.
Luke 6:22 KJV
Blessed are ye,
when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their
company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for
The Son Of Man's sake.
Luke 11:28 KJV
But He said,
Yea rather, blessed are they that hear The Word Of God, and keep it.
Luke 12:37 KJV
Blessed are
those servants, whom The lord when He cometh shall find watching:
verily I say unto you, that He shall gird Himself, and make them to
sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
John 20:29 KJV
Jesus saith
unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen Me, thou hast believed:
blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
James 1:12 KJV
Blessed is the
man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive
the crown of life, which The Lord hath promised to them that love
Him.
Revelation 14:13 KJV
And I heard a
voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which
die in The Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith The Spirit, that they may
rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.
Revelation 19:9 KJV
And he saith
unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage
supper of The Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings
of God.
Revelation 22:7 KJV
Look, I am
coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written
in this book.
