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

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Released on 9 Mar 2026