That Yields Its Fruit | Psalm 1:3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QzvUOvQXk4&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=8 that yields its fruit in its season Psalm 1:3 ESV The blessed man, the psalmist says, is like a tree. He is strong and enduring because he is planted beside streams of water that nourish his growth, which are the Scriptures in the life of the Christian. We now move on to the second …

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By Streams of Water | Psalm 1:3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0lPyHQkGs&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=12 planted by streams of water Psalm 1:3 ESV Verse 3, as noted previously, is the psalmist’s continued description of the blessed man. Through the metaphorical imagery of a tree, he is able to give us vivid conception of the stable and steady growth of him in whom the LORD delights. This verse then builds …

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He Is Like a Tree | Psalm 1:3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-z8KgsaBds&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=14 He is like a tree… Psalm 1:3 ESV Moving into verse 3, the psalmist continues his description of the blessed man, the one who is favored by God, with this simple comparison: he is like a tree. While the psalm will elucidate further on this figure of speech, it is worth pausing here to …

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He Meditates Day & Night | Psalm 1:2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHwDhWwdagw&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=11 and on his law he meditates day and night. Psalm 1:2 ESV We last observed that those who are blessed by God do not merely avoid the corrupting influence of the wicked; instead, they are enraptured by a delight in God's law, His holy Word. Their greatest joy is hearing the voice of the …

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His Delight Is in the Law of the LORD | Psalm 1:2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU0BbBGEJSY&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=4 but his delight is in the law of the LORD Psalm 1:2 ESV The first verse of Psalm 1 described to us what the blessed man, the one who dwells under the favor of God, is not. Particularly, the psalmist noted that he does not keep company with the wicked. Whether walking, standing, or …

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The Seat of Scoffers | Psalm 1:1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FVhUNcCgKk&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=2 nor sits in the seat of scoffers Psalm 1:1 ESV The first verse of Psalm 1 concludes with a third description of the blessed man by way of negation. Those who walk in the favor of the LORD do not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor do they stand in the way …

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The Way of Sinners | Psalm 1:1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhCrGm69v6Y&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=17 nor stands in the way of sinners Psalm 1:1 ESV As we have noted, this first verse of Psalm 1 gives us a picture of the blessed man by way of negation, stating what he is not like. It then began by saying that he does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, …

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The Counsel of the Wicked | Psalm 1:1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynkeBL6mZR4&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=5 who walks not in the counsel of the wicked… Psalm 1:1 ESV Last week we began our meditations through Psalm 1 by focusing upon the very first phrase, “Blessed is the man…” As we noted, blessedness in the Bible flows from being favored by the Blessed One. Thus, to be blessed is a state …

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Blessed Is the Man | Psalm 1:1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEXIYKTm_6g&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=3 Blessed is the man… Psalm 1:1 ESV Psalm 1 is the prelude, the opening doxology, to the rest of the Psalter, and it describes a theme that runs throughout the Bible. Genesis 2-3 describes this theme as the choice between the words of God or of Satan. Proverbs calls it the choice between wisdom …

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Rooted & Unwithered: Meditating Through Psalm 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JR4dIB_gMU&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSSncw8nqaiXGsZ48t3cCywW&index=1 Psalm 1 is a well that does not run dry. For many who grow up in the faith, it is among the first passages of Scripture that they memorize, but even still, its six short verses quite easily bear the weight of a lifetime of meditation. Indeed, in calling us to meditate on God’s …

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