Our verse of the week is Psalm 1:1.
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers . . . (Psalm 1:1, ESV)
Every week at Greater Things Today we feature a verse of the week. This started when I wrote about taking the Memorization Challenge. The idea is to memorize one verse a week. After the course of the year, you will have memorized 52 verses of Scripture. It doesn’t take much effort. But the impact is incredible.
The past few weeks we spent time memorizing the Beatitudes from Sermon on the Mount. This week we turn our attention to the very first Psalm. It is a short Psalm. It will take us a month and a half to memorize it as we take one verse a week.
Psalm 1 serves as an introduction to the book of Psalms. It informs the reader what they will experience in the chapters which follow. The Psalms are filled with many verses worthy of memorizing. There are many modern songs and hymns that are based on the Psalms. There is a reason for that.
The Psalms was a song book. It would have been the hymnal of Jesus time. Many of the Psalms were written by David who was a warrior, a king, a shepherd, and a musician. The Psalms are powerful prayers written from the depths of his soul which are born out of his diverse experiences in life.
There are Psalms of joy and Psalms of sorrow. There are Psalms of thanksgiving and Psalms of want. There are Psalms filled with contentment and Psalms full of worry. No matter what you are experiencing in life, there is a Psalm for you!
judith kasyan says
My favorite is Psalm 46:10 Be still and know that I am God. It has a lot of meaning to me. It always shows up when I need it the most.