Psalm 1 |  The Righteous One

Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
but his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
for the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish. (ESV)

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1. What does it look like for you to not simply read the Word but to delight in the Word and meditate on it day and night?

2. How does it encourage you that the Lord promises to bear fruit through the one who is in His Word?

3. How does it cultivate peace and security that the Lord knows, approves of, delights in, and loves the righteous?

4. Why is the gospel the only hope of being righteous before the Lord? How does the gospel change how you delight in the Word and bear fruit?