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The Fast Lane or the Right Path

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Jan 21, 2026
A clear look at Psalm 1 and the scriptural contrast between two life paths. Analysis of Hebrew poetry, wisdom literature, and poetic structure. Vivid imagery of the righteous as a fruitful tree and the wicked as chaff. Reflections on temptation, regeneration, and Christ as the fulfillment of the psalm.
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Two Distinct Life Paths

  • Psalm 1 frames life as two distinct paths whose choice shapes destiny and daily quality of life.
  • James Boice shows this two-ways motif appears throughout Scripture and literature as a central moral question.
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Hebrew Parallelism Illuminates Meaning

  • Hebrew poetry uses parallelism rather than rhyme or strict meter to develop ideas.
  • Psalm 1 uses triple parallelism (walk, stand, sit / counsel, way, seat / wicked, sinners, mockers) to sharpen meaning.
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Progression Into Wickedness

  • The threefold verbs and nouns in verse 1 suggest a downward progression into sin from casual association to entrenched leadership in evil.
  • Boice and Spurgeon interpret this as a moral decline from walking with the wicked to sitting in the seat of mockers.
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