The Righteous V's the Wicked

I want to talk about The righteous V’s the wicked for just a bit. Its interesting i choose this title its not really righteous v’s wicked , more less its us vs us sometimes. As we start to read this passage i want to break it apart and really try to understand what the writer was trying to convey .

Beatitudes for Psalms: Blessed , Happy, Fortunate

Watch this contrast from the writer from the Blessed group to the middle of to the wicked or ungodly group in the 2nd half of Psalm.

I. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly

I. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly

I. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly

A. Blessed is the man that stays in my will my law .in He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

B. To stay in his law is to stay away from the wicked 6

II. To delight in the Lord is to be in his law and a Living testimony is Law.

A. Why is it a delight to be under God’s Law?

34. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law;

Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

35  Make me to go in the path of thy commandments;

The Holy Bible: King James Version. (2009). (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., ). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

The Holy Bible: King James Version. (2009). (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., ). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

1. If we are in his will then we want to please him out of love it make us feel good. What make you feel good? Do you every try to recreate the feeling of wow, some type of excitement?

B. We are to delight in God’s law because we love it (). We are to rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation (), for in so doing we will receive the desires of our hearts (Palms 37:4)

III. THE UNGODLY We are to delight in God’s law because we love it (). We are to rejoice in the Lord and delight in his salvation (), for in so doing we will receive the desires of our hearts ().

III. Fruit of the Spirit 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;

His leaf also shall not wither;

And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

A. To aid Christians in their walk before the Lord, God-given wisdom is made available to them, wisdom whose “fruit is better than fine gold” (), and the Holy Spirit develops within Christians the fruit of “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control

Mare, W. H. (1996). Fruit. In Evangelical dictionary of biblical theology (electronic ed., p. 274). Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.

Akin, D. L. (1996). Delight. In Evangelical dictionary of biblical theology (electronic ed., p. 161). Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.ry simple straight to the point . Why did he make it just like that not any detail , made it seem sooo simple.

IV The do nots or the Wicked Notice the writer even separated them in this text.

A. The Ungodly are not so! Why did he make it just like that not any detail , made it seem sooo simple. The ungodly are not so But are like the chaff( What is a Chaff) which the wind driveth away. Though the wicked seem to prosper in this world, yet the Lord drives them down that they shall not rise nor stand in the company of the righteous.

The Holy Bible: King James Version. (2009). (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., ). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.simple straight to the point . Why did he make it just like that not any detail , made it seem sooo simple.

But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

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The Holy Bible: King James Version. (2009). (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., ). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

V The wicked man stands not with the righteous Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. You ever heard the saying get your hands dirty , don’t associate with. And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.

A. Why does God want to separate us from the ungodly. In this verse the writer is talking about the judgement the final judgement and why he would separate us.

VI GOD chooses the righteous man For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: But the way of the ungodly shall perish What does it mean to be righteous Having within the covenantal relation with God the gift of salvation, they are to behave as the people of the holy Lord. Hosea, the prophet of divine love, ties righteousness with mercy, loving kindness, and justice

But the way of the ungodly shall perish

The Holy Bible: King James Version. (2009). (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., ). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,

A. What is your situation with God are you the righteous or are you the wicked?

The Holy Bible: King James Version. (2009). (Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version., ). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Toon, P. (1996). Righteousness. In Evangelical dictionary of biblical theology (electronic ed., p. 687). Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.