Summer of Psalms The Good Life
May 19, 2024Summer of Psalms
The Good Life
The good life.
Blessed
The first psalm introduces the Book of Psalms
Psalm 1 teaches that we live in a moral world.
1. We do not walk in the counsel of the ungodly.
Parallelism
2. We do not stand in the way of sinners.
3. We do not sit in the seat of the scoffers.
The way of the wicked is downhill
4. We walk in the counsel of God’s teachings.
Delights
Meditates
Reading Scripture is like dipping the tea bag in the hot water. ▪ Mediation leaves it there, pressing the grounds against the cup to get the full flavor.
Day and night
5. We stand in the path of God’s grace.
Tree
6. We sit on the promise of God’s covenant faithfulness.
YHWH knows us
Community of the righteous
Not so the wicked!
Chaff:
Judgement:
Destruction: