God the Creator. The main thing is we must judge prosperity not by physical wealth or even physical health, but primarily by spiritual growth and capacity for life with people and in service to God. Psalm 13 is a psalm of lament - an impassionate cry for help from the Lord. That brings forth its fruit in its season: The righteous man bears fruit, such as the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). 6:32; John 15:1f). It means: (a) a seat, a place of sitting, or (b) an assembly where many are gathered together to sit and make deals or have close associations. (2) The way of the godly is set forth by way of a contrast: negatively, what the godly do not do (1:1), and positively, what the godly do (1:2). . He has taken us out of Satans domain of darkness and placed us into the kingdom of His dear Son (Rom. In the seat. Seat is the Hebrew word mosh`B. In essence we scoff at the Word when we fail to obey it and order our lives accordingly (cf. How would you summarize the main point(s) and idea(s) of this psalm? What makes you happy? Luke 1:71-73; Acts 3:25; Rom. It means to mock, deride, ridicule, scoff. Grammatically, it is a participle of habitual action. And what does the church look like today? The righteous can have the confidence of Psalm 16:11: You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. In eastern meditation, the goal is to empty the mind. In New Testament terms this means: (a) daily time with the Lord (Hebrew 3:7), and (b) weekly times of assembling together with other believers (Hebrew 10:24-25). He/she is a person of the Scriptures. Its the picture of mental, emotional, and spiritual stability in every kind of situation (see Phil. And sometimes God allows severe suffering for other reasons as He did with Job. Others have also seen in this a progression of sin. Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous: This is true in the future, because sinners will not share the same glorious future of the righteous. 2:2; 2 Pet. a. It shows that the Christian ideal way of life may not be the . b. For a similar idea compare the wheat and tares (Matt. 29:18). Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. (The word "law" is the Hebrew "Torah," which means "instruction" and was the . In His law he meditates day and night: The righteous man ponders the word of God. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. This is a beatitude. There are several categories of fruit: (a) The character of Jesus Christ (Gal. 3:11-15; 2 Cor. i. Blessing is pronounced, but only on those who comply with certain divine demands or spiritual qualities. Isa. Note that that quality which characterizes the life of the blessed above everything else which could be mentioned is ones relationship to the Word of God (Ps. While genuine believers cannot lose their salvation, there is the danger of living like the unrighteous (the wicked) in carnal indifference, perhaps very religious, but out of fellowship with God. He who acts by bad counsel may soon do evil deeds; and he who abandons himself to evil doings may end his life in total apostasy from God. (Clarke). It states the purpose and sets the direction of the paragraph or passage. It is not Blessed is the king, blessed is the scholar, blessed is the rich, but, Blessed is the man. This blessedness is as attainable by the poor, the forgotten and the obscure, as by those whose names figure in history, and are trumpeted by fame. (Spurgeon). d. Nor stands in the path of sinners: Sinners have a path where they stand, and the righteous man knows he does not belong on that path. But does God really mean this? Esher is a form of the Hebrew word ashar, which in its root means to be straight or to be right. Blessed is the man speaks of the happiness, the blessedness, the contentment in the life of the man or woman who is right or straight with God. ; Book 3 - Psalms 73-89 - As Leviticus covers God's tabernacle, this book covers God's temple. Look at me; answer me, O Lord my God; enlighten my eyes so that I do not sleep dead, Psalm 13-4. lest my enemy say: I conquered him. Note the contrast seen with verse 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord not so the wicked (cf. 90:1 ), present love ( Ps. Psalm 91 is a powerful and well-loved psalm that has been a source of comfort and strength for Christians throughout the ages. First, it means the righteous man knows how to discern the counsel of the ungodly. Any of these things are fleeting in the life of the ungodly; it can be said that they dont really have them at all. 5:9-10). We are all sinners. Psalm 1 describes the happy man as being "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" (Ps. See answer (1) Best Answer. It involves only the church, the body of Christ. 2:1-12; Matt. 3 And he will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. a. We can live in God's trust not only for a good night's sleep, but amidst the reality of death. Which way are you on? We need 2 cookies to store this setting. With all the advice that comes to us, from so many different sources, the righteous man knows how to stay away from the counsel of the ungodly. (1) Synonymousthe same thought of the first line is basically repeated in different words in the second line (2:4; 3:1; 7:17). You are viewed as in a confederacy with them. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water 1. 9:1-22). For many of them the answer is yes, but their time in church did nothing to build them in the Scripture. 25:31-46). Unbelievers are separated from believers and the believers go into the Millennium. 4:10-11; Rom. Note again the recurring biblical principle: First the root, then fruit. So a fuller statement of what Psalm 1 is about could be this: "The Righteous are Blessed and the Wicked are Judged." Psalm 1 Commentary: Relevant Today Is this message needed today? 17:5-8). (Rev. In its season is literally in its time, i.e., at the proper, suitable time (Ps. 15, 33, 102, 103, 111, 113 . 2:7-9; Ps. The unrighteous are ultimately worthless to God and generally worthless to society since they corrupt and feed on others. Chaff was light enough that it could be separated from the grain by throwing a scoopful into the wind and letting the wind drive away the chaff. Psalm 1 describes personal integrity, indicating that this is how every reader should live. Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. August. In fact, no other Psalm is higher than Psalm 110 regarding Christ. Each tree is to have some fruit. His heart was never meant to be a vacuum. Note, how blessed is the man who The article specifies a certain kind of man, the man who obeys the actions of this passage.. Verse six presents a key to understanding Psalm 1: For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish. In this psalm, the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly are contrasted. One reason people love the Psalms is that we can each usually identify the Psalms with our own experiences. Applications of this principle for the New Testament believer are multiplied ad infinitum both positionally (Eph. 17). He journeyed eastward, walking in the way of sinners. (b) The wicked forsake God, ignore His Word, and as a result are unrestrained, oppressive, and unjust. 1:3; Jer. 5 The Bible Knowledge Commentary, OT Edition, John F. Walvoord, Roy B. Zuck, editors, Victor Books, electronic media. 8:28-29, 38-39). Salvation in the day of judgment is equated with being known by the Lord (cf. 3 Francis Brown, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs, A Hebrew And English Lexicon of the Old Testament, Clarendon Press, Oxford, p. 343. (a) By blatant ridicule or rejection. From this retrogressive process, it is easy to see that people simply do not remain passive about God. Have these people been going to church? But true spiritual strength comes from a long-term, established relationship with God in his Word (Hebrew 5:11ff; 1 Pet. It is also true in the present, because sinners sense they do not belong in the congregation of the righteous if they insist on remaining sinners. Path speaks of a way, a road, a direction and the righteous man is not traveling in the same direction as sinners. These words contrast two lifestyles: (a) The righteous cling to God, love His Word, and as a result are restrained, stable, upright, and just. It warns us how man is prone to turn aside little by little and become more and more entangled in the web of sin. This means value choices! Interestingly, it comes from a word which means to go straight, go forward, advance, set right. The root verb (a`sh~r) means: (a) to proceed, advance in the way of understanding (Prov. The Psalms have a wonderful capacity to capture the reality of our human experience. 6 Gary W. Johnson, The Coming Evangelical Crisis, John H. Armstrong, General Editor, Moody Press, Chicago, 1996, p. 61. (5) The Great White Throne Judgment (Rev. The man of blessedness prospers first because he always seeks to operate in the framework of Gods will according to Gods values and purposes. The main idea may be stated or it may be implied. Unbelievers are separated from believers and the believers go into the Millennium. It takes the basic themes of OT theology and turns them into song: Monotheism. For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, In plain and simple terms, the forces of our modern society have replaced the centrality and priority of the preaching and teaching of the Scripture. It draws our attention to the difference between the righteous and wicked. 7 R. Kent Hughes, The Coming Evangelical Crisis, John H. Armstrong, General Editor, Moody Press, Chicago, 1996, p. 94-95. 9:6b), (b) do not proceed in the way of evil men (Prov. As it was said of King Belshazzar in the book of Daniel, You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting (Daniel 5:27). (4) Judgment of living Gentiles (Mat. He also prospers because, as such a man, he uses Scripture as a guide for how he does what he does. It also means being prepared to bear fruit when opportunity knocks (2 Tim. It is on his mind and in his heart at all times in every situation and area of life (2 Cor. 25:1-30). But, as the next part of the verse warns, if their way of life is one of carnality, it will be futile and will perish by the loss of rewards. It means that God looks out for the righteous. The purpose of the Tribulation judgments is to purge out the rebels and bring Israel to the Messiah. The wicked are not in any way like the righteous or the man of blessedness of verses 1-3 in the quality, character, or constitution of their lives. The word "searched" on this verse came from the Hebrew word, "chaqar," which means to examine intimately. This must not be understood in the sense of legalistic obedience to a set of rules and principles, like a prescription or a formula, but in the sense of an obedience of faith that such a life brings to the one who believes the concepts of this passage. It is a short Psalm with only a few main points, but these points are immensely significant. 14:10-11; 1 Cor. A preacher once told me that he had read the Bible through twenty times on his knees and had never found the doctrine of election there. David shows us that the Scripture, when known and applied, can restore a sin-damaged and distraught soul, give spiritual wisdom, bring joy to the downcast, and provide spiritual discernment. Compare Lot in Genesis 13:10f. 2005 MAIN IDEAS The main idea is the central, or most important, idea in a paragraph or passage. A majority of the biblical psalms are devoted to expressing praise or thanksgiving to God. c. Whose leaf also shall not wither: Brown, dead, withered leaves are signs of death and dryness. There is loa, which expresses absolute emphatic negation. In the Old Testament, Israel was viewed as the wife of yahweh and in the New Testament the church is the bride of Jesus Christ. To plant means to cause to take root, to become firmly established for the purpose of stability, nutrition (food and water), growth, and eventually production. Many people in the church today are comfortable with their religion; they are merely playing at church. The righteous man is delighted with the word of God! 4:14; Jer. He operates in the sphere of Gods enablement, supply, and direction (Ps. This does not deny the ministry and work of the Holy Spirit or other valid functions of the church like music, but central to everything is the Word (Jam. Luke 11:27-28; 16:17). As one who delights and meditates in the Word, Scripture is consulted and used as a guide for whatever he does (Prov. 4:19). Whats also clear is that they have not been ordering their lives by the Word. A Bible that is worn and falling apart from use usually belongs to someone who isnt. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. 1. They do not even consider if counsel is godly or ungodly. (b) By indifference. David was the perfect example of God's king. Hebrew poetry repeats and rearranges thoughts rather than sounds. This emphasis is borne out throughout Scripture (cf. There are no barren trees in Gods orchard, and yet they may have their fits of barrenness, as an apple tree sometimes hath; but they will reflourish with advantage. (Trapp). He shall be like a tree ii. The righteous man will not sit in that seat! For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence." King David is attributed with this powerful writing which contains the . Unlike the grain or actual seed, it has no body or substance and is blown about by the wind, always unstable. Where is the church, indeed, even the evangelical church today? By contrasting the morals, fruit and outcomes of the They are not advancing in their life with Christ, but are materialistic, earthly-oriented, living as earthdwellers and not sojourners. 103:13; Matt. Note how these three verses in Ephesians parallel Psalm 1:1: 17 This I say therefore, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind. Why? Instead, we should be proud to follow Jesus Christ. (4) ClimacticThe second line repeats with the exception of the last terms (29:1). But please note that scoffing can occur by declaration of words or by declaration of a way of life that scorns the moral absolutes of Scripture and its way of life. i. Psalm 1 says Israel's obedience to the law would result in blessing, while the wicked would end in destruction. How do people scoff at the Word of God? First, we can begin to think with the viewpoint of the wicked. Truth God desires in the heart. Of sinners. Sinners is the Hebrew j^ff`a. i. It portrays apathy and negative volition to God and His Word. It refers to one who is actively engaged in putting down the things of God and His Word. The word delight was also used of that in which one takes delight as in ones business, pursuits, or affairs of life. The meaning of Psalm 1 can be found in the opening verse which paints a clear image of the power of choices and the results of those choices. The righteous man knows where to find completely godly counsel: Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors (Psalm 119:24). That is a law of life. (1) There are three degrees of habit or conduct: walk / stand / sit. Some of these profess to be Christians, and I dont doubt that many of them are. Matt. 4:2-3). Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. But in all cases, there is no real love for God, belief in His Word, or desire for fellowship with God. Our word P#l#G refers to canals or water courses provided for irrigation. So how does the wicked forsake his wicked way? I will sing to Jehovah, for he has done me much good. But it could also mean persecution as one takes a stand for righteousness or refuses to compromise or do the things employees are sometimes asked to do that go against the righteous principles of Scripture. Meaning of Psalm 1 verse by verse. The blessed person does not follow the counsel of ungodly people but delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on it day and night. Streams is P#l#G from P*l^G and means to divide, split. The word was used of cutting a water channel for irrigation, or of the land divided by rivers, ravines, and streams. It is that which is worthless, of no value. 19:7-9; Prov. These cover a wide range of topics from joy to depression, from peace to persecution, from contemplation to confession, from praise to prophecy, from creation to coronation, and from anxiety to adoration. They express the emotions, personal feelings, attitudes, gratitude, and interests of the average individual. iii. Note how this Psalm drives home its truth by the use of contrasts. This collection was known to the Jews as Sepher Telhillim, "Book of Praises." Psalm 13-5. Compare: Isaiah 53:10-11 (the good pleasure, i.e., the purpose, business, cause); Isaiah 58:13 (your own pleasure, i.e., business, affairs); and Proverbs 31:13 (and works at the business of her hands).3 The principle is that the study of Gods Word is to be one of the key purposes and affairs in our life in which we delight and to which we give careful attention. 3:12f). All 150 psalms are poetic works which offer praise to God. To transplant includes the above, of course, but it also includes taking a plant out of one environment and placing it into another which is more conducive to production, growth, and stability. i. My enemies will be glad if I slip. For the righteous (believers in Christ), there is Gods pre-vision, and so also Gods pro-vision so that even when they fail and sin, God has foreknown us and provided for us in the complete and finished work of Jesus Christ. Walks notnor standsnor sits: The blessed man does not do certain things. The church is not a social club, a welfare organization, a religious or a ritualistic institution. They have completely different sources for living, different purposes, different character, and very different results both temporally and eternally. There are several types of parallel arrangement of thoughts, with the first three listed below being the most basic. Certainly, it is the way of the righteous, not the way of the ungodly. Blessed is the man: The Hebrew word esher is here translated blessed, which has the idea of happiness or contentment. But the way of the ungodly shall perish. 2, Moody Press, Chicago, 1980, p. 766. 6-19; 1 Thess. The righteous man finds his delightin the law of the LORD. (3) Syntheticthe second line explains or further develops the idea of the first line (1:3; 95:3). 18 being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; 19 and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. Who was Psalm 23 written for? Ultimately this means the lake of fire for the unbeliever. What is it that pastors and elders ought to be doing? The man (or woman) of blessedness and spiritual stability is one whose life is built on and bathed in the Scripture. The wicked will not be able to stand before Gods judgment (verse 5), but will be driven out, away from God and believers (see Rev. 13:24-42). The problem, especially in our instant tea society, we want and expect an overnight transformation and change. In Old Testament times there were the prophets and teaching priests; there was even a school of the prophets led by Elijah and Elisha. 1:22 with 29-33). 106:1 ), and future hope ( Ps. The LORD knows the way of the righteous: The righteous can have peace because a loving God in heaven knows their way, and will protect and preserve them. Wicked is a Hebrew word (r`sh`u) which has as its root idea, to be loose, unstable. This word carries two ideas. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. The great lesson to be learned from the whole is, sin is progressive; one evil propensity or act leads to another. There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked.. It is not, however, an unconditional pronouncement, nor a pronouncement of bliss or a life without problems. In the law of the Lord. This is the object of our delight. He chose according to the viewpoint of the wicked. Because they do not have Christs righteousness, they are cast into the lake of fire. Law is torah (tor> or Tor`H) meaning law, teaching, instruction. So tor> means direction, instruction, but also law, because it contains the authoritative principles and instructions which are to guide mens lives. While eating lunch, my wife and I occasionally listen to a well-known talk show host who takes questions from those who call in for counsel with their perplexing moral dilemmas. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, This first Psalm stands as a kind of introduction to the rest of the Psalms. 2 Timothy 3:16-17. 37:3-5). (2) Ones level of maturity (1 John 2:12, 13; Heb. 2 I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you." 3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. If this continues, it will mean severe discipline in this life followed by forfeiture of rewards in heaven, like chaff which the wind drives away (1 Cor. Psalm 2 The Messiah's Reign . The Tribulation begins after the rapture, thus it begins only with unbelievers. With this new position also comes new provision and resources of lifethe Holy Spirit and the Wordboth of which are likened to streams of living water (John 7:37-39; Ps. 1. He meditates is an imperfect tense of habitual action. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. Sin is the transgression of the Law. One is reminded of Pauls statement in 2 Timothy 2:19-20. Only those (both Jews and Gentiles) who have the robe of Christs righteousness because of their faith in Christ can stand before Gods throne. It has turned aside from the Word as its authority and sufficient source for life and godliness. 5:22-23). (4) Gods own special blessing and use of our gifts (1 Cor. They teach us how little by little we can step out of the place of blessedness and into the place of misery and cursing with horrible consequences. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Main Idea The book of Psalms is a remarkable collection of Hebrew poetry focused on prayer and worship of God for His past faithfulness ( Ps. Blessed is plural in the Hebrew and literally means, Oh the blessednesses, or the blessings. It is an intensive plural and is designed to emphasize the multiplicity of blessings and happiness to those who fulfill the requirements marked out in this Psalm. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Verse 1 BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO WALKS NOT IN THE COUNSEL OF THE WICKED NOR STAND IN THE WAY OF SINNERS. Study now. Below you will see how the 150 psalms are categorized by their overall subject matter. It is a spiritual body, an organism of living people whose lives are nurtured and sustained through the teaching of Gods Word (Amos 8:11-12, 2 Tim. Here is a contrast between character and destiny. Way refers to lifes course or path. How can the Bible have such a stabilizing affect on a persons life? The basic meaning is obvious, but lets dig a little deeper to see exactly what this means. The first half of the verse, The Lord watches over (lit., knows) the way of the righteous, is best understood by the antithetical parallelism, the way of the wicked will perish. They are often identified with but.. The law of God Requires obedience of the heart. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul, He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake. Psalm 1 The Ways of the Righteous and the Wicked. Thus, a life lived for treasures on earth will perish, that is, it will result in the loss of rewards as well as bring dishonor to the Savior who purchased us from our sin. What does Psalm 1 6 say? Now listen to the sound of the text in Hebrew, a~shr? Its subject matter is very general and basic, but it touches on two subjects that continually occur throughout the Psalms. Fruit is a proof of the root, i.e., where one is dwelling (in truth or error) (cf. We have covered the first four Psalms of Book V, Psalms 107 to 110. The idea in this context is that of ability to withstand or endure the judgment of God. See also the margin translation of ASV. Be out-and-out for him; unfurl your colours, never hide them, but nail them to the mast, and say to all who ridicule the saints, If you have any ill words for the followers of Christ, pour them out upon mebut know this ye shall hear it whether you like it or not I love Christ. (Spurgeon). Literally, we may translate, in all that he may do he continually or repeatedly prospers. Prospers is the Hebrew x`[emailprotected]~j, prosper, succeed, be profitable. The root means to accomplish satisfactorily what is intended.4 Real prosperity results from the work of God in the life of one who meditates on His Word. In fact, in Hebrew the word is actually a plural, which denotes either a multiplicity of blessings or an intensification of them. (Boice), ii. They fall short. 2 R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., Bruce K. Waltke, Theological Word Book of the Old Testament, Vol. 5:11-13). Here we see patterns forming and becoming entrenched. 6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish. c. At least four times in the Book of Acts, Christianity is called the Way. When it involves indifference to heavenly treasure as believers, it means loss of rewards and a failure to use this life as partners with Him in His life and enterprise on earth. A beatitude pronounces blessing upon a certain group of people. Like chaff. Chaff is the Hebrew word mox. In their carnality they become unrestrained and impoverished in their spiritual lives. Blessed is the Hebrew noun, a~shr?. Then we can quite naturally begin to behave like sinners, acting more and more like the world. 4:2). The data reveals, among other things, an astounding degree of theological illiteracy: 84 percent of those who claim the evangelical label embrace the notion that in salvation God helps those who help themselves, 77 percent believe that human beings are basically good and that good people go to heaven regardless of their relationship to Christ, while more than half of those surveyed affirmed self-fulfillment as their first priority. 1:4-6). This is dangerous, because an empty mind may present an open invitation to deception or a demonic spirit. Please note, this is a promise from God and a well established fact of life. a. Planted is a participle of the Hebrew verb sh`t~l. 17:6). They express the emotions, personal feelings, attitudes, gratitude, and interests of the average individual. The Apostle Paul emphatically teaches us that nothing can separate us from the love of God which is anchored in Christ (Rom. The righteous man is not afraid to take a less-traveled road, because he knows it leads to blessing, happiness, and eternal life. c. Walks not in the counsel of the ungodly: The ungodly have counsel, and the righteous man will not walk in it. 4:17f), and by the pressures or problems of life for which they have no answer. In New Testament times we have pastors or elders who are to teach as well as other teachers (Eph. b. But there is more. Psa. 4:14-20; John 4:37-38). I fear that this may be only the tip of a massive iceberg.6. By streams of water continues to paint this picture for us. This is a preface or introduction to the whole book of the psalmist and it describes a Blessed man, also be referred to as "happy man" and the wicked. It is conditional and this is strongly stressed. The main themes in 'A Psalm of Life' are living in the present and the meaning of life. This would also be a tree that is strong and stable, sinking down deep roots. 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