Psalm 1: The way of the Righteous and the Wicked

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Psalm 1 is classified as a “wisdom” psalm. In many ways it functions as an introduction to the book of psalms.

	Psalm 1	The Way of the righteous contrasted with the Wicked	Notes
A1	1 Blessed is the man	who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;	*Does not:* thinking behaving accepting
A2	.	2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.	*Does:* delight & meditate
A3	.	3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.	permanence (tree planted) productivity (bears fruit) permanence (leaf not wither) productivity (all prospers)
B3	4 The wicked are not so,	but are like chaff that the wind drives away.	driven
B2	.	Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;	doomed
B1	.	for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.	damned

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Teacher: Krisan Marotta
Part of the Series: Understanding Psalms
Resources: Understanding Hebrew Poetry

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