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Themes in Psalm 1

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Themes in Psalm 1

Psalm 1:1 (show verse)

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 scoffers (ridiculers).

Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Blessedness of avoiding
Bearing fruit » Who shall yield fruit
Bearing fruit » Who is planted firmly
the Blessed » Who avoid the wicked
Christian conduct » Blessedness of maintaining
Christian conduct » Shunning the wicked
Counsel » Those that do not walk in the counsel of the unGodly
Delight » Whose delight is in the law of the lord
Delighting in God » Saints' experience, in » The law of God
Law » Who delights in the law
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Scorn » Those that do not sit in the seat of the scornful
Scorning and mocking » Those who are addicted to » Are avoided by saints
Sin » Progressive
Titles and names of the wicked » Scornful, the
Titles and names of the wicked » UnGodly, the
Trees » Illustrative » (evergreen,) of saints
UnGodliness » The unGodly

Psalm 1:2 (show verse)

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

Bearing fruit » Who shall yield fruit
Bearing fruit » Who is planted firmly
Christian conduct » Blessedness of maintaining
Delight » Whose delight is in the law of the lord
Law » Who delights in the law
Life » Christ » Deeper
Meditation » The righteous delight in
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Righteousness » Is obedience to God's law
Scorn » Those that do not sit in the seat of the scornful
The scriptures » Saints » Meditate in
The scriptures » Are called the » Law of the lord
The scriptures » Saints » Delight in
Spirituality » Defined as love and devotion to God
The word of God » Called » Law of the lord
Trees » Illustrative » (evergreen,) of saints
UnGodliness » The unGodly

Psalm 1:3 (show verse)

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].

Bearing fruit » Who shall yield fruit
Bearing fruit » Who is planted firmly
Christian conduct » Blessedness of maintaining
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Fertilizing
Fruit, spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Contact with living water
Life » Of the spirit » Unfading, of the righteous
Prosperity » Who shall prosper
Righteous » Compared with » Fruitful trees
Righteous » Compared with » Trees planted beside rivers
Righteousness » Fruitfulness conditions of fruit-bearing » Contact with living water
Rivers » Illustrative » (fruitfulness of trees planted by,) of the permanent prosperity of saints
Rivers » Banks of » Peculiarly fruitful
compared to Saints » Fruitful trees
compared to Saints » Trees planted by rivers
Spiritual » Conditions of fruit-bearing » Contact with living water
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Vivifying
Trees » Figurative
Trees » Saints as
Trees » Illustrative » (good and fruitful,) of saints
Trees » Illustrative » (evergreen,) of saints
UnGodliness » The unGodly

Psalm 1:4 (show verse)

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.

Chaff » Figurative
UnGodliness » The unGodly
Wicked people » Compared with » Chaff
The wicked » Compared to chaff
Wicked, the, are compared to » Chaff
Wind » Illustrative » (chaff or stubble before,) of the wicked

Psalm 1:5 (show verse)

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

Righteousness » Saints » Characterized by
UnGodliness » The unGodly

Psalm 1:6 (show verse)

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

Divine Knowledge » All the ways of men are known to God
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » All the ways of men are known to God
Knowledge » God's » All the ways of men are known to God
Righteousness » Saints » Characterized by
UnGodliness » The unGodly
Ways » God's » Known
Ways » The way of the righteous
Ways » The way of the unGodly
God, Wisdom of » Exhibited in knowing » The way of saints