1. Others psalms, like the first psalm, drive home the intended truths with little-to-no repetition. 2. In fact, the first psalm, written by an anonymous penman, emphasizes two destinations, brought on by two paths taken by two different men.
B. The Wisdom of the Psalm
1. Many choices begin in seemingly insignificant scenarios, yet end in outcomes anything but insignificant. 2. How great would it be to be able to see the end from the beginning? 3. In His grace, God has provided just that in His word. 4. He first warns us not to make wrong choices and then shows us the outcome of those choices. 5. If this section, as is supposed, correlates to the Book of Genesis, it would stand to reason that this psalm would correlate to the time in the garden. Regardless of how closely the two are associated, the truths were played out in the garden and should serve as a warning to us.
II. TWO MEN (Psalm 1:1-2, 4)
A. The Blessed Man (Psalm 1:1-2; see also the last psalm in this section Psalm 41:1)
1. His disassociation a. The ungodly; the one who is unlike God in his thinking and therefore his actions b. The sinners; the one who actively works out his ungodly thinking c. The scornful; the one who ridicules doers of good 2. His association—"the law of the LORD"
B. The Ungodly Man (Psalm 1:4)
1. His association; noted by the phrase "are not so" a. The ungodly b. The sinners c. The scornful 2. His disassociation—"the law of the LORD"
III. TWO PATHS (Psalm 1:1-4a)
A. The Path of Blessing (Psalm 1:1-3)
1. A path of separation (Psalm 1:1-2) a. His separation from the world (Psalm 1:1) (1) He "walketh not in the counsel o
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