Psalm 1:1-6

1
Blessed is the one
who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take
or sit in the company of mockers

Father, thank You for Your blessings.                                                                                                                                                   My desire is to walk with You faithfully.                                                                                                                                             Keep me from the temptations that You know can so easily ensnare me.                                                                                      Give me boldness to stand up for You and Your truth regardless of what others may be doing or saying.

2
…but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,                                                                                                                                                                  and who meditates on his law day and night.

I delight in You and desire to be holy.                                                                                                                                           Keep my mind on the desires of Your heart all day and all night.

3
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,                                                                                                                                                          which yields its fruit in season                                                                                                                                                                                             and whose leaf does not wither –                                                                                                                                                                whatever they do prospers.

Continue to teach me through Your Word and grow me.                                                                                                            Do this so that I may be fruitful.                                                                                                                                                                 I do not want to shrink back; help me in those times I’m tempted to do so.                                                                                  I only want to prosper in the way You have called me.

4
Not so the wicked!                                                                                                                                                                                                              They are like chaff                                                                                                                                                                                                                  that the wind blows away.

I desire You and Your ways!                                                                                                                                                      Help me to be strong.                                                                                                                                                                       I do not want to be carried away by the setbacks this world can bring.

5
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,                                                                                                                                                 nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

I want to bring You glory                                                                                                                                                            and bask in Your righteousness.

6
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,                                                                                                                                     but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.

Thank You for the peace only You can bring me as You watch over me.                                                                                    It is only because of Your grace that I can rest in the safety of Your arms.

~I love you. Amen