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!! Two Ways of Life
The Psalms are divided into 5 divisions or books [1] This psalm begins the first book and is the first of all the psalms.
Therefore, it sets the tone for the whole.
[2]
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The /Blessed /Life (vs.
1-3)
The Hebrew word used here[3] is used very frequently in the Psalms.[4]
It basically means /happy, blessed is he who…/[5] But unlike salvation, which is free[6], being /blessed /is costly to the believer.
It demands (negatively)
· *separation from ungodly, sinful, and scornful people*.[7]
And (positively)
· *commitment to the word of God*.[8]
This implies more than just coming to the Assembly to hear a message or two, but absolute /delight*[9]* /in studying and /meditating/ on God’s word /daily/.[10]
The result will be a life of /fruitfulness, vitality, /and /prosperity/ in the midst of a very wicked world.[11]
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The /Ungodly /Life (vs.
4-6)
The /ungodly /[/wicked/][12] are mentioned four times in this Psalm.
But, in stark contrast to the /righteous/,/ /they are headed only for /judgment/.[13]
Though, in this life, the wicked may “prosper” materially,[14] their success will be short-lived.[15]
God’s judgment will eventually bring about their /destruction/.[16]
This is because YAHWEH /takes care of /[“/knows/”[17]] the /righteous /but the way of the /ungodly /will “/perish/”.[18]
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[1] The divisions are: *1-41; 42-72; 73-89; 90-106; 107-150*.
[2] It is very possible that this Psalm was written by King *David*.
For 37 of the 41 Psalms in Book 1 of the Psalter (Psalms 1-41) are explicitly stated to have been written by him [Cf.
Ps. 3, 4, 5, 6, etc].
Also Psalm 2 is said to have been written by David [in Acts 4:25].
Thus it is very probable that all of Book 1 was written by David.
[3] אַשְׁרֵי /asheri/
[4] It is used 29 times in the Psalms and only 20 places elsewhere in the Old Testament.
[5] The corresponding Greek word /μακάριος// makarios /is used quite often in the New Testament [e.g.
Matt.
5:3-11; John 13:17; Matt.
24: 46; Rev. 16:15, 22:14].
It is usually associated with *eternal rewards *[including *ruling with Christ in His kingdom*]* *in its use in the New Testament.
See also Ps. 2:12.
[6] John 4:10, Eph.
2:8-9, Rev. 22:17.
[7] Vs. 1.
This, however, does not mean that we have /no contact/ with such people [Cf.
Matt.
10:16; John 17:13-19, Phil.
2:14-16], but rather that we are not listening to their /counsel/, following in their /ways/, or imitating their /scornful /arrogance [1 John 2:16, Titus 1:10-16, 2 Cor.
6:14-18].
Certainly, it is possible for believers to do all of the above [Ezek.
18:24, Dan.
9:15, Jer.
14:20, Neh.
9:33 (where the word רשׁע /rasha ungodly/ is used); 1 Cor.
3:1-4, 6:7ff, Rev. 2:18-29].
[8] Vs. 2. The word תּוֹרָה /torah /simply means /instruction, teaching/.
To be /blessed /of the Lord, we need to know the /instruction /of the Lord.
This is especially emphasized in the Psalms where this word is found over 35 times [Cf.
Ps. 19:8 ff and Ps.
119:1ff].
Note the contrast to verse 1 in the following scriptures: /counsel /Ps.
119:24, /way of sinners /Ps.
119:63, 15, /seat of the scornful /Ps.
119:23, 51.
[9] The word חֵפֶץ (/ḥēpeṣ/) */delight/ *is used of delight of a man for a woman (Gen.
39:19, Esther 2:14) or for various other things (2 Sam 24:3, Esther 6:6).
[10] Vs. 2. See also Josh 1:8, Ps.
119:14, 15, 16, 23, 24, 35, 47, 48 etc.
In the New Testament note Matt.
7:24-27, John 14:21-24, Col. 3:16, Rev 3:20.
[11] Vs. 3. The image here is of a palm tree flourishing in the desert because it has been planted by [artificial] streams of water in a very dry place [Cf.
Ps. 92:12-14].
The “/rivers of water/” are an image of the */word of God/*.
[A similar image is found in Jeremiah 17:5-13.]
The */fruit/*/ /[or /results/] of such a life are mentioned in Psalm 119 [Cf.
Ps. 119: 3, 9, 11, 25, 42, etc.]. *Further*, such a person will constantly be full of *life* [/leaf (foliage) will not fall off/].
This /life /is often needed in the midst of our difficulties and temptations [Cf.
Ps. 119:25, 37, 40, 93 etc. See also John 15:4-8].
*Further*, he will experience *success* in his work [/all that he does shall prosper/].
This is illustrated by Gen. 39:2, 3, 23; Josh.
1:8 (Cf.
Prov.
28:13).
This would indicate /spiritual /prosperity always (Cf. 3 John 2) and sometimes /financial /prosperity.
[This term צלח /tsaleach /is almost never used for material prosperity.]
[12] This is the Hebrew word רָשָׁע /rasha/ mentioned in verses 1, 4, 5, 6.
It basically means /guilty, wicked person/.
[Note these references in Psalm 119: 53, 61, 95, 110, 119, 155.]
[13] /Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary /has this comment: “In the Bible, chaff symbolizes worthless, evil, or wicked persons (or things) that are about to be destroyed (Ps.
1:4; Matt.
3:12; Luke 3:17).
It is a fitting figure of speech to describe complete destruction by judgmen/t/.”
[14] Cf.
Ps. 73:3, 12.
[15] Ps. 73:17ff.
This, of course, is spoken of in verses 4-6.
[16] Vs. 6.
This is especially in focus during the Tribulation Period where God will establish the /congregation of the righteous /[Cf.
Jer.
30:20, Ps. 99:4, Isa 26:2, 60:21, Amos 9:10].
This same type of judgment is mentioned in Num.
14:26-38, 16:33ff; Matt.
13: 43, 49; 25:31-46, Heb.
12:22-24.
[17] The Hebrew word ידע /yada = know /is quite often used in the sense of /take care of /[Cf.
Gen. 39:6, Ps.
31:7; also note Psalm 146:9].
[18] Vs. 6.
It is worthy of note, however, that this word is *also *used of regenerate people who /suffer loss /at the Judgment-Seat of Christ [Matt.
16:24-27, 2 John 8; Cf. 1 Cor.
3:12-15].
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