This is a preface or introduction to the whole book of the psalmist and it describes a Blessed man, also be referred to as “happy man” and the wicked. Verse 1 BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO WALKS NOT IN THE COUNSEL OF THE WICKED NOR STAND IN THE WAY OF SINNERS. As we explore these books of psalm 1, its meaning verse by verse today, I pray that your eyes shall be opened to see the wisdom in following the path of righteousness in Jesus Christ name Amen. Its structure is based on several contrasts between the godly and the wicked. Above all else, it summarizes all that is to follow in the rest of the Psalms, and for that matter the structure of this psalm, it doesn’t follow a lament or praise pattern. Man’s spiritual life is set forth negatively and positively, inwardly and externally, figuratively and literally. It declares the blessing and the curse, that we may take the right way which leads to joy and avoid that which will certainly end in our misery and ruin. The ideas and information are very general and basic, but it touches on two subjects that continually occur throughout the Psalms. This first Psalm stands as a kind of introduction to the rest of the Psalms. The chapter begins with “Blessed is the man”. We can see the process of “blessing” and “cursing” already in this life Blessed is the righteous person who delights in God’s law the ungodly, on the other hand, will perish. The first and last words of Psalm 1 give us these alternatives. Another theme in this wisdom psalms concerns the present fortunes and the ultimate destinies of human beings. Wisdom literature in the Bible divides humankind into these two absolute categories and does not recognize a third. Psalm 1 gives a clear distinction between the righteous and the wicked. Similar to the book of Proverbs, these psalms focus on the value of wisdom and living a wise, Godly life as opposed to an ungodly life. The first psalm of David is categorized as a “wisdom” psalm. Today we shall be looking at the book of Psalm 1, meaning verse by verse.
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