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What are the Psalms?
1. A collection of and set to music
2. The original playlist
3. Categorized thematically
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- Praise
- Thanksgiving
- Royal
- Lament
- Wisdom
Psalm 1:1 (NKJV) 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;
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I. The author grabs our attention by tapping into a universal longing
1. Everyone wants to be
Psalm 1:1 (NLV) Happy is the man who does not walk in the way sinful men tell him to, or stand in the path of sinners, or sit with those who laugh at the truth.
2. Happiness is
3. The Psalms offers the “Secret of Happiness”
Pursuing God brings you happiness
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Psalm 1:1 (NKJV) 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;
Psalm 1:6 (NKJV) For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
1. There are many in life
2. lead you somewhere
3. determines your
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III. The author contrasts the two roads
1. Avoid the Road
Psalm 1:5 (NKJV) Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
2. God provides a
Psalm 1:2 (NKJV) but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
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- Protect the Word like a treasure map
- Persist in the Word continually
- Practice the Word wholeheartedly
Matt 7:24 (NIV) Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
3. that bring
Psalm 1:3-4 (NKJV) That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
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- Stability
- Fruitfulness
- Prosperous
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