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A Tree Planted by Rivers

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This is the very first Psalm in the Bible, and it contains a comparison between the righteous and the ungodly.

The Psalm also contains a couple similes to help illustrate its point. Be on the lookout for the comparisons as you read!


1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish."

Questions

1.
What does it mean to be blessed?
2.
What does it mean to be scornful?
3.
What does it mean to meditate?
4.
What is chaff?
5.
Explain the difference between the words "righteous" and "ungodly."
6.
Why do you think the Psalmist uses the verbs "walk," "stand," and "sit" to describe the righteous?
7.
What is the simile that the Psalmist uses to describe the righteous?
8.
In the simile, what do you think the "rivers of water" are?
9.
In the simile, what do you think the "fruits" are?
10.
What is the simile that the Psalmist uses to describe the ungodly?
11.
What is the Psalmist trying to say by making this simile?
12.
What does it mean that the ungodly will not stand in the judgment?
13.
If you had to summarize this Psalm in one sentence, what would that sentence be?
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