“I will delight in the law of the LORD
 I will meditate day and night.
 Then like a tree firmly planted,
 I’ll be grounded in Your Word
 Blessed is the one who follows the way of the Lord,
 Blessed is the one.”

This is a song we sing in our Fellowship from time to time and it is appropriate now.  As the world is in chaos, Believers need to be firmly grounded in Christ Jesus; the Word.  This, of course, leads us to Psalm 1.
Let’s see where Scripture leads us as we look into some of these verses.  We begin with verses 1-3.

“Blessed is the man
 Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
 Nor stands in the path of sinners,
 Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
 But his delight is in the law of the LORD.
 And in His law he meditates day and night.
 He shall be like a tree
 Planted by the rivers of water,
 That brings forth its fruit in its season,
 Whose leaf also shall not wither;
 And whatever he does shall prosper.”  Psalm 1:1-3

Psalm 1 contrasts the two ways of life; the godly man and the ungodly man.  Verses 1-3 speaks of the godly man.  Though verse 1 expresses it in the negative view, the Psalmist is giving a clear picture of the godly man and begins with a blessing.  Verse 2 expresses it in the positive view.

Blessed: happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable is this man.  Man, through the ages and more so today, looks for and is desperately trying to find happiness.  We see here in verse 2 that happiness is the result or outcome of seeking after something; that something is delighting in the law of the LORD.

Jesus states it clearly in Matthew 5:6,
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
 For they shall be filled.”  (The Amplified Bible says, “…they shall be completely satisfied.”)

Scripture gives us examples of ‘blessed ones’ here are just a few:
“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven
 Whose sin is covered.
 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity,
 And in whose spirit there is no guile.” Psalm 32:1-2

“Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust (refuge)…”  Psalm 40:4

“…Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
 Who delights greatly in His commandments.”  Psalm 112:1

Jesus speaking of those blessed:
“And bless is he who is not offended because of Me.”  Matthew 11:6

“Blessed are you when men hate you,
 And when they exclude you.
 And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
 For the Son of Man’s sake.”  Luke 6:22

“…Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”  Luke 11:28

We are all familiar with Jesus’ words to Thomas in John 20:29,
“…Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed.  Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

James 1:12 says,
“Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been proved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.”

There is so much more to be said about the blessed of God, but I leave that for personal study.  Hopefully, our view of this godly man will be enlarged as we look into Psalm 1 next time.  In the meantime, I pray that the Holy Spirit will open the eyes of our hearts and minds so that we may know Christ Jesus in an ever great measure.

All praise, honor and glory to our Mighty God.  Amen