Psalm 1

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Psalm 1

The Genesis book: The blessedness of christ

BLESSED (happy) is the Man (Christ Jesus, Who is our Representative Man [I Cor. 15:47]) Who walks (orders His lifestyle) not in the counsel of the ungodly (but according to the Word of God), nor stands in the way of sinners (doesn’t trod the evil path of sin), nor sits in the seat of the scornful (but rather evidences Faith in God. All 150 Psalms point to Christ, with the exception of the parts that point to the Evil One and his followers. As the Gospels proclaim the Acts of Christ, the Psalms portray His Heart, in His Atoning, Mediatorial, or Intercessory Work).

2 But His (our Lord’s) delight is in the Law of the LORD (God’s Word [119:97-108]); and in His Law does He meditate day and night (this was the manner of Christ as our Representative Man in His Earthly sojourn; as our example, it is meant to be our practice as well).

3 And He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water (symbol of the Holy Spirit [Jn. 7:37-39]), that brings forth His Fruit in His Season (Jn. 15:1-8); His Leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever He does shall prosper (“His Leaf” corresponds with the “Tree of Life”; everything that man does dies; everything Jesus does lives forever and is blessed).

The misery of the unrighteous

4 The ungodly are not so (speaks primarily of the Antichrist; however, it includes all who follow Satan): but are like the chaff which the wind drives away (no matter how rich, famous, or powerful the ungodly might be, the Lord refers to them as “chaff”).

5 Therefore the ungodly (the Antichrist) shall not stand in the Judgment (will not be able to pass muster, so to speak), nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous (only those who follow the “Blessed Man,” Who is Christ, are judged as righteous).

6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous (Christ and all who follow Him): but the way of the ungodly (the Antichrist) shall perish (it’s either Christ or the Antichrist!).