Thursday Theological Threads

Psalm 1 is a preview of the Psalms, showing us the blessing which comes from a godly life. A serious study of Psalms shows us what a godly life entails. Verses 1-3 highlight the happiness of a good person. Then verses 4-5 depict the misery of the wicked. The final verse provides an explanation. Blessed are the ones who do not walk in the way of the ungodly, who do not settle in the way of sinners, who do not sit with the scornful. But their delight is in the law of the LORD, and in this law they meditate day and night. For they will be like a tree planted by the rivers, which bears fruit in the right season; whose leaves will not wither or fade, and whatever they do succeeds. It is not like that for the ungodly: they are like the dust which the wind blows away. Because the ungodly will have no standing in the court of justice, nor will sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD intimately knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed. Verse