The righteous man and the ungodly man are different in how they think, how they behave, and to whom they belong. We can say these speak of thinking, behaving, and belonging. There is a way he will not walk, a path he will not stand in, and a seat he will not sit in. Walks not…nor stands…nor sits: The blessed man does not do certain things.

“It is not ‘Blessed is the king, blessed is the scholar, blessed is the rich,’ but, ‘Blessed is the man.’ This blessedness is as attainable by the poor, the forgotten and the obscure, as by those whose names figure in history, and are trumpeted by fame.” (Spurgeon)ī. In fact, in Hebrew the word is actually a plural, which denotes either a multiplicity of blessings or an intensification of them.” (Boice) “ Blessed means supremely happy or fulfilled. The righteous man will be a blessed man, a happy man. Esher is a form of the Hebrew word ashar, which in its root means “to be straight” or “to be right.” Blessed is the man speaks of the happiness, the blessedness, the contentment in the life of the man or woman who is right or “straight” with God. Blessed is the man: The Hebrew word esher is here translated blessed, which has the idea of happiness or contentment. Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,Ī. Verse six presents a key to understanding Psalm 1: “For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.” In this psalm, the way of the righteous and the way of the ungodly are contrasted.

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