This is a short beautiful psalm encouraging us to follow the path of godliness rather than evil. The contrasts between the godly and the ungodly are mentioned. I would summarize them as such:
The godly exhibits the following characteristics:
Torah: lover of God's Word; meditates on it day and night (v2)
Rooted: in the soil of God's love; not easily shaken or moved by adverse circumstances (v3a)
Evergreen: fresh and vibrant; bearing God's fruit and healing to others (v3b)
Efficacious: succeed in whatever they do (v3b)
The ungodly exhibits the following characteristics:
Counsel wickedness: plans and plots evil (v1)
Haughty spirit: quick to judge others (v1)
Attuned to sin:: easily led to do things that are displeasing to God (v1)
Follow the world: blown by every wind of doctrine (v4)
Fully condemned: unable to stand before God in judgment (v5)
May we all grow to be a planting of the Lord that He may be glorified (Is 61:3b). And the way to do so is to read and meditate on God's Word.
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