Psalms 1

The tree planted by the water

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.a ²But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.b ³He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.c

⁴Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.d ⁵Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.e ⁶For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.f

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Psalm 1 opens the Psalter with a stark contrast between two ways of being human: the way of the righteous and the way of the wicked. The righteous one is described not by religious activity but by deep, sustained delight in God's instruction (Torah), yielding a life of stability and

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Bible Dictionary· Psalms 1(4)

Leaf The Way Water Wind

References· Psalms 1

a: v.1 — Psalms 26:4-5, Proverbs 4:14-15, Proverbs 13:20, Psalms 119:1-2, Jeremiah 15:17, Matthew 7:13-14, Luke 11:28, Psalms 1:6, Psalms 34:8, Proverbs 1:15
b: v.2 — Joshua 1:8, Psalms 119:92, Psalms 119:11, Romans 7:22, Psalms 119:97-99, Psalms 119:15-16, Jeremiah 15:16, Psalms 119:35, Psalms 104:34, Psalms 112:1
c: v.3 — Jeremiah 17:8, Ezekiel 47:12, Psalms 92:14, John 15:6, Ezekiel 19:10, Genesis 39:23, Joshua 1:7-8, Ezekiel 17:8, Revelation 22:2, Matthew 13:6
d: v.4 — Job 21:18, Matthew 3:12, Psalms 35:5, Isaiah 17:13, Isaiah 29:5, Hosea 13:3
e: v.5 — Psalms 5:5, Matthew 25:46, Malachi 3:18, Matthew 25:41, Luke 21:36, Matthew 25:32, Matthew 13:49, Jude 1:15, Psalms 9:7-8, Psalms 26:9
f: v.6 — 2 Timothy 2:19, John 10:14, Proverbs 15:9, Nahum 1:7, Psalms 37:18-24, John 10:27, Psalms 146:9, Proverbs 14:12, Psalms 139:1-2, Matthew 7:13

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