The Blessed Man, Psalm 1

Psalm 1 contrasts one singular “the man” (vs. 1-3) versus plural ungodly men (vs. 4-5). Ultimately, the only one man who fulfills this perfectly and completely is our Lord Jesus Christ.

Verse 1

• He does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly.
• He does not stand in the way of sinners.
• He does not sit in the seat of the scornful.

Verse 2 

• He delights in the law of the Lord.
• He meditates in the law of the Lord day and night.

Verse 3

• He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water.
•     o He brings forth his fruit in his season.
•     o His leaf also shall not wither.
• Whatsoever he does shall prosper.

Verse 4 

• The ungodly are not like the blessed man.
• The ungodly are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

Verse 5 

• The ungodly shall not stand in the judgment.
• Sinners shall not stand in the congregation of the righteous.

Verse 6

• The Lord knows the way of the righteous. (1 John 2:1 …Jesus Christ the righteous)
• The way of the ungodly shall perish. (Luke 13:3,5 ...except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. John 10:28 ...I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish. Cf. John 11:25)

The descriptions of the blessed man in Psalm 1 can and should be seen as a reflection fulfilled in Jesus Christ’s life and character. Therefore, may we in this Psalm not lose sight of Jesus Christ. Only Jesus Christ never did what the man described in Psalm 1 does not do. Only Jesus Christ always did what the man described in Psalm 1 does do.

Jeremiah 10:23; Psalm 37:23. 1 Peter 2:21 “...leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps”

Seeing God’s blessing rests on this kind of man, we may rightly resolve that we want to be that kind of man. To the extent that we follow the Lord, we may not do what this blessed man does not do, and may do what this blessed man does do. However, in this way we will always fall short of being the blessed man, and find that our true blessings are found in The Blessed Man himself!

Psalm 2:12 Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.