“Rooted to Flourish”

Psalm 1 (ESV)

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; 

2  but his delight is in the law of the Lord, 

and on his law he meditates day and night. 

3  He is like a tree 

planted by streams of water 

that yields its fruit in its season, 

and its leaf does not wither. 

In all that he does, he prospers. 

4  The wicked are not so, 

but are like chaff that the wind drives away. 

5  Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, 

nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; 

6  for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, 

but the way of the wicked will perish. 

 The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ps 1:1–6.