Pastor Lowell Nelson teaches about Psalm Chapters 1-2 "The Gateposts and Foundation to the Psalms" on 10/8/2025 for our Wednesday service.
Psalm 1
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked
BOOK ONE
1 Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall 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 ungodly shall perish.
Psalm 2
The Reign of the Lord's Anointed
1 Why do the nations rage,
And the people plot a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, 3 "Let us break Their bonds in pieces
And cast away Their cords from us."
4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh;
The LORD shall hold them in derision. 5 Then He shall speak to them in His wrath,
And distress them in His deep displeasure: 6 "Yet I have set My King
On My holy hill of Zion."
7 "I will declare the decree:
The LORD has said to Me,
'You are My Son,
Today I have begotten You. 8 Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron;
You shall dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel.' "
10 Now therefore, be wise, O kings;
Be instructed, you judges of the earth. 11 Serve the LORD with fear,
And rejoice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
These first two Psalms have no noted author among men. God wanted these directly from Himself.
Psalm 1 & 2 are the gate posts to enter in and understand and also set the foundations of the entire book of Psalms.
Psalm 1 The Foundation: #1Before any choice of man. God has given us His word. You must decide to reject it or to receive it.
Psalm 2 The Foundation: #1 Before any choice of man. God has installed His King. Jesus Christ, the word made flesh. All people must decide to reject Him or to receive Him.
To reject God’s word is to reject His rule.
In these 2 gateway Psalms, God reveals His sovereignty. God reveals He will rule over the individual through His word, and God will rule over the nations through His King. The Word made flesh.
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