Summer in the Psalms, Part 1

The Psalms, a collection of 150 poems and songs, serve as a spiritual “playlist” guiding the Israelites in worship, prayer, and understanding God’s redemptive story. Psalm 1 introduces the concept of the good life, describing it as a life of joy, contentment, and blessing derived from a right relationship with God, meditating on His word, and avoiding the company of the wicked, ultimately highlighting that true fulfillment comes from living according to God’s ways.

Praise
Elevation Worship

The Glory of Your Name
Josh Via

My King Forever
Bethel Music

Build My Life
Pat Barrett

Psalms
Means “songs” or “a sacred poem or song”

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Psalm 41:13
May the Lord, the God of Israel, be blessed forever. Amen and Amen

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Psalm 1:1-6
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

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Baruk
Means “state of happiness” when it is used in reference to man and “praise” when it is used in reference to God.

Ashrey
Means “the good life.”

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The Good Life
1. Be intentional about the company you keep.

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Guard Against
1. Don’t walk in step with the wicked.
2. Don’t stand in the way of sinners.
3. Don’t sit in the seat of mockers.

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Psalm 1:2
…but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.

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The Good Life
2. Get serious about the Word of God

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Psalm 1:3
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.

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The Good Life
3. The person living the good life is anchored.

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The Good Life
4. The person living the good life is fruitful.

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Psalm 1:4
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

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Psalm 1:5-6
Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

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Romans 3:10
“There is no one righteous no not one.”

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Isaiah 64:6
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.

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Matthew 7:24-27
“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

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