Shalom,

We've been looking at Psalm 1 and today we will begin with verse three. This is the result of being a doer (obeyer) of God's Word concerning the first two verses:

Ps 1:3 (KJV)
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

This verse begins with "And he shall be", the Hebrew word, hayah, which means: to exist, to become, to come to pass (always emphatic!), to come into being, to be established, "like a tree", the Hebrew word, 'ets, which means: a tree (from its firmness), planted by the rivers of water that "bringeth forth", the Hebrew word, nathan, which means: to give, to bestow, to yield produce, "his fruit", the Hebrew word, periy, which means: fruit or produce of the ground, fruit of the womb (children), fruit of actions, "in his season, the Hebrew word, 'eth, which means: time (especially now), due time, his leaf (the evidence of life and part of what a tree produces) also shall not "wither", the Hebrew word, nabel, which means: to wilt, to fall away, to fail, to faint, to be senseless or foolish, "and whatsoever", made up of two Hebrew words, 'aher, which is a primitive relative pronoun such as who, which, what, that, and kol, which means: the whole, all, any, every, totality, everything, "he doeth", the Hebrew word, 'asah, which means: to do, to accomplish, to make, to work, to act with effect, to produce, to bring about, "shall prosper", the Hebrew word, tsalach, which means: to advance, to prosper, to make progress, to succeed, to be profitable. This is the result of doing things God's way! The Amplified Bible says this:

Ps 1:3 (Amplified)
3And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity].

Now for the next three verses. They reveal the results of NOT doing things God's way. Of NOT obeying God's Word.

Ps 1:4-6 (KJV)
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

This fourth verse begins "The ungodly", which we looked at in the first verse and is the Hebrew word, rasha', which means: morally wrong, a bad person, a guilty one, one that has done wrong, "are not so but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away". That alone is a pretty grim picture! But verse five goes on to say: Therefore (because of the previous verses) the unglodly shall not "stand", the Hebrew word, quwm, which means: to arise, to accomplish, to be established, to be confirmed, "in the judgement", the Hebrew word, mishpat, which means: a verdict, a sentence or formal decree, "nor sinners", the Hebrew word, chatta', which means: one accounted guilty, "in the congregation of", the Hebrew word, 'edah, which means: an assembly, a company, a family, a crowd, "the righteous", the Hebrew word, tsaddiyq, which means: the just, the lawful, those made righteous by the Blood of Jesus!

Verse six says "For the LORD (Jehovah, the Eternal, self-existing One), "knoweth", the Hebrew word, yada', which means: to know, to perceive, to recognize, to distinguish, to be acquainted with, to make known, to declare, "the way of", the Hebrew word, derek, which means: the way, the road, the path, the manner of life, the moral character, the righteous: but the way of the ungodly "shall perish", the Hebrew word, 'abad, which means: to wander away, to lose oneself, to be destroyed, to be lost. The Amplified Bible says it this way:

Ps 1:4-6 (Amplified)
4Not so the wicked [those disobedient and living without God are not so]. But they are like the chaff [worthless, dead, without substance] which the wind drives away.
5Therefore the wicked [those disobedient and living without God] shall not stand [justified] in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous [those who are upright and in right standing with God].
6For the Lord knows and is fully acquainted with the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly [those living outside God's will] shall perish (end in ruin and come to nought).

Go back over the first three verses and make the determined purpose to obey the Word of God. Be a doer, not just a hearer. Meditate on the Word until it becomes real to you and then just simply put into practice in YOUR life what the Word says to do. The results are well worth paying the price to do so. Our God is a GOOD God!

Shalom in Him!