Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Study Guide
Psalms 1
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The opening wisdom psalm contrasts the righteous person who meditates on Torah day and night, becoming like a fruitful tree by streams of water, with the wicked who are like chaff driven away by wind. It functions as a preface to the entire Psalter, orienting readers toward the way of the righteous.
Key Verses
Psalms 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalms 1:5
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Psalms 1:6
For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Full Text
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.