Originally published on January 1st, 2021
"Journey trough the Psalms" is a compilation of journal notes and meditations written by several staff and members of our church. The content is intended as a complementary material as you read one psalm a day.
January 1: Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams
of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers.
4 Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the
judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the
righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the
righteous,
but the way of the wicked leads to
destruction.
Psalm 1 - this Psalm is considered by many scholars to be the summation Psalm of the entire Psalter (or book of Psalms). In it the Psalmist clearly contrasts the ultimate outcome of the righteous and wicked. Highlighted is each individual’s choice of path, and the blessing received from being “firmly planted” in God’s Word.
Consider joining us and “planting” yourself in the Psalms over the next 150 days. If you miss a day here or there no worries, just keep plodding on with us.
BTW - I’m pretty sure that the tree depicted in Psalm 1 is a live oak.
Michael Kramer
