The blessedness of the righteous shown, in his avoiding every appearance of evil , 1. The opposite state of the ungodly pointed out, under the metaphor of chaff driven away by the wind , 4. I Verse 1. This Psalm has no title, and has been generally considered, but without especial reason, as a preface or introduction to the whole book. God made man for happiness .
Every man feels a desire to be happy .
All human beings abhor misery. Happiness is the grand object of pursuit among all men. The true way of obtaining it is here laid down. There are here three characters, each exceeding the other in sinfulness . This man not only does no good, but he does evil .