Chapter Summary
Psalm 1 contrasts the way of the righteous with the way of the wicked. The blessed person delights in God's law and meditates on it day and night, becoming like a tree planted by streams of water. The wicked are like chaff that the wind blows away.
Key Verses in This Chapter
Psalms Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of Psalms from the Holy Bible
Verses
Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalms 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Psalms 1:4
The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Psalms 1:5
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Psalms 1:6
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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