Psalmist's View Of God

The reference to man is used in the passage to portray a representative example of a godly person. No gender is to be assumed here. It includes and describes all who follow the guidelines of what the Psalmist is trying to explicate. Men and women are the masterpieces of God’s creation. His desire is to make sure they do not become entangled in or follow worldly wickedness. Or as stated by the Psalmist, does not walk, stand, or sit in the counsel, way, or seat of the wicked, sinners, or scoffers. With each progression, it goes from a casual influence of ungodly people to complicity with them in their scorn against the righteous. Therefore, a person found not characterized by this wicked and evil influence is “blessed.” This person is right with God and can enjoy the benefit of spiritual peace and delight from the results of that relationship with Him.

Positive Point of View Now that the three negatives have been spelled out, it makes way for the positive, which is its true function. God, from the beginning, gave man a negative and allows him a choice, the choice between evil and good. There is always a choice to follow man’s way or

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success” (Joshua 1:8). “Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD” (Psalm 119:1)! Psalm 119:35, 47, 92 are also examples of this delight–reward framework. A godly person is influenced not by unrighteous people but by his meditation on the Word of God. Such meditation necessarily involves study and retention. This is possible only if he has a desire to do so, here referred to as a delight. The psalmists found direction, not drudgery, from meditation on the Law of