Psalms 1:1-6

Rachel Workman: ¹ Oh, the joys of those who do not
    follow the advice of the wicked,
    or stand around with sinners,
    or join in with mockers.
² But they delight in the law of the Lord,
    meditating on it day and night.
³ They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
    bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither,
    and they prosper in all they do.

⁴ But not the wicked!
    They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
⁵ They will be condemned at the time of judgment.
    Sinners will have no place among the godly.
⁶ For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,
    but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

Although there is a lot in these verses the one that stands out the most to me is 6. For the Lord watches over the path of the Godly but the path of the wicked leads to destruction. I love the fact that God watches over my path. While I'm doing the things I do every day God is watching over me, protecting me and keeping my path straight. Though I make decisions that steer me from his path he will use whatever necessary to reroute me to his original path. I might have some baggage now that God never intended for me to have because of my decisions but he's still watching over my path. Thank you Jesus that I'm not headed for destruction.

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John Burnett:  ¹ Oh, the joys of those who do not
    follow the advice of the wicked,
    or stand around with sinners,
    or join in with mockers.  We are promised joy when we refrain from doing the things listed.  We cannot fathom what the wicked, unrepentant sinners, and mockers will reap.  I
² But they delight in the law of the Lord,
    meditating on it day and night.
³ They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
    bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither,
    and they prosper in all they do.  I have trees in my yard that are dropping branches because they are so dry and withered.  We put these branches on a brush pile that will eventually be burned.  Foreshadowing if I have ever seen it.

⁴ But not the wicked!
    They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
⁵ They will be condemned at the time of judgment.
    Sinners will have no place among the godly.  Remembering when this was written, before Christ, those sinners that have repented of their sins and placed their trust in Jesus Christ, are seen as godly because Jesus is all that God the Father sees when he looks by our name in the Book of Life.
⁶ For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,
    but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.  He has watched over my path because I am His and He is mine and I am not destined to suffer his wrath.  Amazing Grace.

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Krista Cook:  What great words to start out with!

Godly living vs ungodly living -

I want my life to reflect that of the "blessed 

man" - one who stands firm and tall like

a tree, producing fruit and prospering -

not one driven away by every wind of evil

and perishes.  What about you?

Which way will you choose?

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Mike Grimm:  ¹ Oh, the joys of those who do not
    follow the advice of the wicked,
    or stand around with sinners,
    or join in with mockers.
² But they delight in the law of the Lord,
    meditating on it day and night.
³ They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
    bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither,
    and they prosper in all they do.

⁴ But not the wicked!
    They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
⁵ They will be condemned at the time of judgment.
    Sinners will have no place among the godly.

⁶ For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,
    but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

This is a psalm of instruction concerning good and evil, setting before us life and death, the blessing and the curse that we may take the right way which leads to happiness and avoid that which will certainly end in our misery and ruin. The different character and condition of godly people and wicked people, those that serve God and those that serve him not, is here plainly stated in a few words; so that every man, if he will be faithful to himself, may here see his own face and then read his own doom. This psalm shows us;

1) The holiness and happiness of a godly man, (Ps. 1:1-3).

2) The sinfulness and misery of a wicked man, (Ps. 1:4, 5).

3) The ground and reason of both, (Ps. 1:6).

Whoever collected the psalms of David (probably it was Ezra) with good reason put this psalm first, as a preface to the rest, because it is absolutely necessary to the acceptance of our devotions that we be righteous before God (for it is only the prayer of the upright that is his delight), and therefore that we be right in our notions of blessedness and in our choice of the way that leads to it. Those are not fit to put up good prayers who do not walk in good ways.