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Brief Introduction of Psalms

The Book of Psalms is a collection of various smaller groupings of psalms that were used in Israel’s worship over the centuries. Some psalms were associated with certain feasts (Ps. 130 Yom Kippur; Ps. 135, Passover), others with the Sabbath (Ps. 92-100), and others for confession (Ps. 32, 51) or praises (Ps. 111-118; 146-150).

 

Outline of Psalms

1. Book 1: Ps. 1—41 (The Book of Personal Experience)
2. Book 2: Ps. 42—72 (The Book of Elohim)
3. Book 3: Ps. 73—89 (The Dark Book)
4. Book 4: Ps. 90—106 (The Book of the King)
5. Book 5: Ps. 107—150 (The Book of Praise)

 

Psalms Book 1 – The Book of Personal Experience

 

Psalms 1 (ESV)

1 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;
² but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

³ 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.
⁴ The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

⁵ Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
⁶ for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

 

 

REFLECTION:

1. Thispsalmchallengesustomake achoicebetweenthewayofthe righteousandthewayoftheWhatarethedifferencesbetweenthesetwo inthispsalm?
2. How istheperson who delightsinGod’s Word likethetreeplanted bystreamsofwater?Whatwouldmylifelooklikeifitwere“bearingfruit”inseason?
3. Today, go outside and find a healthy-looking Spend a few moments to look at the tree, its trunk, the leaves, and the roots. Ask God to guide me in a way that I will always be in blossom and bearing fruits.  Pray that my roots will go down deep and be rooted in the healthy soil of God’s Word.

 

PRAYER:

Stay with God for a little longer.  Continue to converse with God and listen to what He wants to tell you.  Then write down any thought and/or prayer in your spiritual journal.

 

HYMN:

 

Psalm 1 – www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYhQATf8HDw