S1 · Episode 1Theology
The Blessed Life: Walking Through Psalm 1
Two roads, two trees, two destinies. Psalm 1 opens the Psalter by showing us what a truly happy life looks like.
· 1 min
Show notes
Psalm 1 is the doorway into the whole book of Psalms. Before we learn to lament, praise, or confess, we are shown two ways to live.
In this episode
- Why the Psalter begins with delight in God's law
- The picture of the tree planted by rivers of water
- How the "blessed man" of Psalm 1 points us to Christ
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. — Psalm 1:1 (KJV)
For reflection
- Where do you most often look for "counsel" during a hard week?
- What would it look like to meditate on Scripture "day and night" in your season of life?
Reading: LibriVox recording of Psalms 1–5 (King James Version), public domain.
Read the transcript+
[Reading] 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. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night…
