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LEB • nor does he stand in the way of sinners;
• nor does he sit in the assembly of mockers.
Psalm 1 is usually considered to be a “wisdom psalm,” which gives advice to those who hear it read or sung.Purpose: to celebrate the one who follows Yahweh's guidanceContent: It is the one who delights in Yahweh's guidance who is “happy.” “All of this is because Yahweh cares for righteous people, but wicked people keep sinning until Yahweh destroys them forever.” (verse 6)Message: Devotion to Yahweh's guidance leads to success and honor.
- Verses 1–3 The happy: Those devoted to Yahweh’s instruction prosper.- Verses 4–5 The unhappy: Those who reject Yahweh’s instruction come to nothing.- Verses 6 Authority: Yahweh directs each path to its destination.
- Words associated (whether by sound or by meaning) with a journey appear throughout the psalm.- In Hebrew, in the word “wicked” the consonant sounds in “happy” are reversed.- Verses 1 and 5 have a number of correspondences with one another. There are negated clauses in both verses, and both contain motion verbs. Additionally, the phrase “advice of the wicked” in verse 1a is similar to the phrase ”assembly of the righteous” in verse 5b. The phrases also have similar structure. In Hebrew the words for “advice” and “assembly” sound very similar.See: writing-poetry
- The psalm begins and ends with the metaphor of a journey.- There is agricultural imagery which is frequent in scripture: a tree by water (representing flourishing through God’s blessing) and separating wheat from chaff (representing the different judgments of the righteous and wicked).See: figs-exmetaphor
Significant portions of the ULT, UST, and TNs for this psalm are derivative from [“Psalms, Layer by Layer”](https://psalms.cdbr.org/w/Welcome), [Psalm 1](https://psalms.cdbr.org/w/Psalm_1) by Cambridge Digital Bible Research, Katie Frost, Meaghan Smith, Nikki Mustin et al, used under [CC BY](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)