 Praise - book of praises  150 poems  Psalms 119 longest = 176 verses  Psalms 117 shortest and middle  Author = David and others

116 quotes from Psalms in N.T.

1 st Psalm Formula for a happy man Blessed = happy Man desires happiness

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

 Wisdom  Knowledge – literature  Wealth – exceeded all  Power  Sexual Behavior His Conclusion? “for all is vanity and grasping for the wind.” Ecc. 2:17

“Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful.” Psalms 1:1

Negative instructions  Walk in counsel of ungodly  Stand in the way of sinners  Sit in seat of the scornful Do Not... Progressive nature of sin

“Do not enter the path of the wicked, And do not walk in the way of evil. Avoid it, do not travel on it; Turn away from it and pass on” Prov. 4:14-15

“But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.” Psalms 1:2

Positive instructions Do...  Delight in the law of the Lord - desire, pleasure  Meditates on His word - ponder, contemplate

“as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby” 1 Pet. 2:2 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.” Matt. 5:6

“He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.” Psalms 1:3

Compared to a tree  Planted - Christians planted Rom. 6:3-5

Compared to a tree  Planted - Christians planted Rom. 6:3-5  By the rivers of water - 1 Pet. 2:2 - Jn. 4:13-14

Compared to a tree  Planted - Christians planted Rom. 6:3-5  By the rivers of water - 1 Pet. 2:2 - Jn. 4:13-14  Brings forth fruit - Matt. 3:10 - Gal. 5:22-23

Compared to a tree  Leaf shall not wither - evergreen, healthy  Whatever he does shall prosper - Rom. 8:28

“The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.” Psalms 1:4

Contrasted with wicked man Not so Not so...  opposite of v. 1  not like a tree planted by water that brings forth fruit

Chaff  Blown about by wind  Useless - worthless  Ignores the word of God Contrasted with wicked man

“Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.” Psalms 1:5

“For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.” Psalms 1:6

Both will face Judgment  Ungodly shall not stand  Nor sinners with righteous  Lord knows the righteous  Ungodly shall perish

 He is our example  We want his reward

 Not in Unbelief Voltaire “I wish I had never been born”

 Not in Pleasure Lord Byron “the worm, the canker, and the grief are mine alone”

 Not in Money Jay Gould “I suppose I am the most miserable man on earth”

 Not in Position or Fame Lord Beaconsfield “Youth is a mistake, manhood a struggle, and old age a regret”

 Not in Military Glory Alexander the Great 356 BC – 323 BC “There are no more worlds to conquer.”

 Forsakes the ungodly  Loves the Word of God  Doer of the Word

If you are not as close to God as you used to be, who moved?

GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION hear believe repent confess baptism ACTS 3:22 JN. 6:29 LK. 13:3 JN. 12:42 1 PET. 3:21 Rev. 2:10