Psalm, Chapter 1

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
 Nor stand in the [a]path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

-          How blessed is the man who does not

o   The first thing to consider how blessed is a man who heeds this instruction

o   Blessings can be spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, relational, financial, eternal

-          Here is the list of not:

o   Walk in the counsel of the wicked

§  To walk means that you are headed in a direction

§  You are taking action based on someone else’s council (advice)

§  Of the wicked, means that the council or advice is from the devil

§  To be wicked is evil, immoral, playfully malicious, mischievous

§  Don’t listen, don’t take counsel from these type of people

§  Don’t walk according to their direction or in the same direction as them!

§  Every step you take either leads one step closer to hell or heaven

·         choose wisely

o   Nor stand in the path of sinners

§  Don’t even stand in the path of sinners

§  The path is the road they are on

§  The fellows are saying come on, lets go have a great time

§  They are on the way to commit sin which they call fun

§  Don’t even be on that path or hang around that path

·         It leads to destruction in hell

o   Nor sit in the seat of scoffers

§  To sit in the seat of scoffers means you feel comfortable hanging around people who are scoffers

§  A scoffer is one who expresses scorn, derision or contempt, mockery or derision

§  They tear people down rather than building people up

o   Don’t walk; don’t stand; don’t sit

§  Three positions of the body that express

·         Where you are going

·         What you stand for

·         Why you sit and rest (and with whom)

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