1:8 Book of the Law. See 8:34–35; 23:6; 24:26; Deut. 31:24–26.

meditate. Cf. Ps. 1:2. From meditation on the Book of the Law flow all the consequences of the promise already seen in vv. 6, 7: obedience and success (v. 8), faith and the presence of God (v. 9). See “Understanding the Word of God” at Ps. 119:34.