Psalm 1 stands at the gateway to the Psalter like a welcoming pillar, announcing that every hymn which follows is God’s Torah — loving instruction straight from His heart. Here the Spirit sets out the most important choice a human being ever faces: two humanities, two paths, two destinies. True, deep-rooted happiness is not random luck; it flows from delighting in the Lord’s teaching.
The psalm opens with a triple “no”: the blessed person refuses to walk in worldly advice, to stand in sinful habits, or to sit in mocking allegiance. Saying “no” is freedom, not legalism; it cuts temptation off at the mind before it hardens into lifestyle and finally identity. But the negative is only half the picture. Positively, the righteous heart delights in Yahweh’s law, murmuring it day and night. Like a transplanted tree sunk beside irrigation channels, such a believer draws hidden nourishment even in drought, bearing spiritual fruit that neither age nor trial can wither. Life to the full is not found in self-help trends but in meditating on Scripture until its sap runs through our veins and shapes every choice. That blessed stability shows up in hospital rooms, exams, redundancies and funerals—a quiet steadiness rooted in Christ, the living Word. God invites us all to that fertile riverbank; the only alternative is the chaff-path, light, rootless and ultimately swept away. Which way will we live?
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