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.
Let me note a few things about this simple but very deep passage of scripture that the man who is blessed does.
He does not listen to the wicked.
He delights in God’s word.
He meditates on it all the time.
Because of this he is deeply rooted in God’s truth and will be blessed in all that he does. It is clear from this Psalm that the opposite is true for the ungodly and that man will come to ruin. I bring this Psalm to the forefront as a reminder that we need to be thinking about all of God’s word all the time. As we do we need to let it guide our thoughts, speech and actions. This will allow us to be fruitful in both spiritual and physical ways. “In all that he does, he prospers.” If we are diligent in our study and meditation on the words of God it becomes obvious that this does not mean that we will become rich by the world’s standards. But all of our needs will be more than met in every aspect of our life.