Psalm 1

Psalm 1

¹ Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
² But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
³ He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.

⁴ The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
⁵ Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

⁶ For the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

We are to take "delight in the law of the Lord." We are to focus on His law all the time. The only way to do that is to ready His Word, study His Word, and memorize His Word. If we do that, then our lives will show fruit "in it's season"--in His Timing. We need to remember that things aren't always going to happen when we want them to happen. We need to wait until God brings it all to fruition. We will also have our foundation in the Lord when we meditate on His Word; therefore, we won't be "like the chaff which the wind drives away."

It is amazing how many blessings we can see in just a short six verses of His Word. Imagine all the blessings He tells us about that we don't realize because we don't take the time to "meditate day and night."