Psalm 1:1-2–"Blessed is the walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night."
I find this passage, which begins the book of the Psalms, to be one of the most wonderful expressions of what devotion looks like in the life of a believer. It speaks of a contrast: that the blessed man delights in the law of the Lord and meditates upon it day and night versus the un-blessed man that would rather sit under the counsel of the wicked spend their time in the presence of sinners and scoffers. The reality that this passage introduces the book of covenant praise is a sobering reminder to us as we read the psalms that God desires us to engage with His Word and to meditate on who He is, to delight in what He has said. When we do these things, when we delight in the Lord, He has promised to make us blessed.
Praise be to God that He has made it so!
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