Wednesday Morning Scripture (Wk44/2021) – Psalm 1

Book One

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

1 ^[a]Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of ^[b]scoffers (ridiculers).

² But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.

³ And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season; Its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].

⁴ The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so, but they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.

⁵ Therefore the wicked will not stand [unpunished] in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

⁶ For the Lord knows and fully approves the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

Psalm 1:1-5 (AMP)

Footnotes

1. Psalm 1:1 This has been called “The Preface Psalm” because in some respects it introduces the complete book of Psalms as a godly message. It opens with a benediction, “Blessed,” as does the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5:3).
2. Psalm 1:1 i.e. shallow thinkers who are quick to mock or disdain.