Psalm 1:2 seems to call for perfection: “their delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law they meditate day and night.” Jesus also demands perfection: “I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matt 5:20, 48). Psalm 1 presents two ways (v 6), the way of “the one” (hāʾîš, sing. v 1) and the way of “the wicked” (plural). Jesus also presents two ways,
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