Psalm 1

© Grace Chen 2019

All Scripture taken from the New King James Version.

Psalm 1:1-6 1 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;

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and

night.

3 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.

4 The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the

congregation of the righteous.

6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly

shall perish.

Fill in the blanks: Psalm 1:1-6 1 ______________ is the man Who walks not in the ______________ of the ungodly, Nor

stands in the path of _______________, Nor _________ in the seat of the scornful;

2 But his delight is in the __________ of the Lord, And in His law he _________________

day and ___________.

3 He shall be like a tree ________________ by the rivers of water, That ___________

___________ its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not _____________; And what-

ever he does shall prosper.

4 The ungodly are _________ so, But are like the ___________ which the wind drives

__________.

5 Therefore the ______________ shall not stand in the ______________, Nor sinners in

the congregation of the ________________.

6 For the Lord _______________ the way of the righteous, But the _________ of the un-

godly shall _____________.

Psalm 1:1 Welcome to the first verse of the first chapter of Psalms! I hope that you are looking

forward to a wonderful week of studying one of the most important passages in the

Bible! Begin by filling in the blanks for today’s verse below!

“______________ is the _________ who ____________ not in the counsel of

the ______________, Nor ___________ in the ________ of sinners, Nor sits in the ________

of the _______________;”

-Psalm 1:1

What 7-letter word describes the man in this verse? ___________________________

What are the three things that this man doesn’t do?

1. _________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________________

Below, write or draw how you can do each of the following!

Don’t walk in the counsel of the ungodly Don’t stand in the path of sinners Don’t sit in the seat of the scornful

Psalm 1:2 Please fill in the blanks for today’s verse below!

“But his _____________ is in the law of the ___________, And in His _________

he _________________ ________ and night.”

-Psalm 1:2

What is his delight in? ________________________

How often does he meditate in it? _______________________________

What is “the law of the Lord”? ______________________________________________________

How can you delight in God’s law and meditate in it day and night?

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The word for “Law” is Torah. Torah means “instruction”, and it refers to the Bible, es-

pecially to the 5 books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuter-

onomy. God gave us His Torah to instruct us to walk in His ways and know what is

right and what is wrong. We are to do His Torah, love it, and meditate in it day

and night!

“Blessed are the undefiled

in the way, Who walk

in the law of the Lord!”

-Psalm 119:1

Psalm 1:3 Today’s verse likens the righteous man to a tree planted by water! Please fill in the

blanks for Psalm 1:3!

“He shall be like a _________ planted by the _____________ of ____________, That brings

forth its __________ in its _____________, Whose ________ also shall not wither; And

whatever he does shall ________________.”

-Psalm __:3

Where is the tree planted by? __________________________

How does the tree bring forth its fruit? __________________________

What makes the tree prosper and its leaves not wither?

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Why do you think it’s important that the tree is planted by the water?

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Read Jeremiah 17:7-8. How does this reflect what we learned in Psalm 1:3?

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How can trusting in the Lord make us like a tree planted by the waters?

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Read Jeremiah 17:13, John 4:10-14, and Revelation 7:17. Below, write or draw what

you learn about “living water” and where you can get living water.

Psalm 1:4 Write out Psalm 1:4 below!

“__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________”

-Psalm 1:4

The ungodly are described as “chaff which the wind drives away”. Have you ever

gone on a picnic on a windy day? What happened when you left a napkin or an empty

paper plate on the table? Chaff is even lighter than that! The lives of the ungodly are

short. Quickly, the wind blows them away!

Read Matthew 3:11-12. What does John say that Jesus will do to the chaff?

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Below, make a Compare & Contrast chart about the righteous vs. the ungodly. Base

it on what you read in Psalm 1:1-6! You can write or draw your compare and con-

trasts. One is done for you as an example.

The Righteous

The Lord knows the way of the righteous (vs.6)

The Ungodly

The way of the wicked shall perish (vs.6)

Psalm 1:5 Fill in the blanks below!

“Therefore the ungodly shall not ___________ in the ______________, Nor

_______________in the ____________________ of the righteous.”

-Psalm 1:5

Where will the ungodly not stand? ______________________

Who will not be in the congregation of the righteous? ______________________________

How do you think “the judgment” and “the congregation of the righteous” looks like?

Write or draw your answer below.

Read Romans 14:10. Where will we all stand?

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Our deeds are to be righteous.

Read 2 Corinthians 5:9-11, 1 Corinthians 3:9-17. Below, illustrate or describe the fu-

ture judgement!

Psalm 1:6 Congratulations for arriving at the last verse of Psalm 1! Great job!

“For the __________ knows the __________ of the _______________, But the way of the

______________ shall perish.”

-Psalm 1:6

What are the two ways of life mentioned in today’s verse?

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Which way is known by the Lord, and which way shall perish?

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How can you walk in the way of the righteous?

Below, write or draw a summary of what we studied this week, Psalm 1:1-6!

Psalm 1 Cross-References

All Scripture taken from the New King James Version.

Jeremiah 17:7-8 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is

the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its

roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And

will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.”

Jeremiah 17:13 “O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed.

‘Those who depart from Me shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsak-

en the Lord, The fountain of living waters.’”

Matthew 3:11-12 “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is

coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will

baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will

thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He

will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

2 Corinthians 5:9-11 “Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be

well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that

each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done,

whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;

but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.”

John 4:10-14 “Jesus answered and said to her, ‘If you knew the gift of God, and who it

is who says to you, “Give Me a drink,” you would have asked Him, and He would have

given you living water.’ The woman said to Him, ‘Sir, You have nothing to draw with,

and the well is deep. Where then do You get that living water? Are You greater than

our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his

sons and his livestock?’ Jesus answered and said to her, ‘Whoever drinks of this

water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will nev-

er thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water

springing up into everlasting life.’”

Romans 14:10 “But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for

your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.”

Romans 7:17 “for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and

lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their

eyes.”

1 Corinthians 3:9-17 “9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you

are God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise

master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one

take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that

which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this founda-

tion with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will be-

come clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire

will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built

on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer

loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. 16 Do you not know that you

are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone defiles the

temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you

are.”