In a culture such as ours it is hard not to be sucked into its’ empty vacuum incapable of thinking of anyone but itself. We need to listen to God alone and base every decision upon His word made flesh. Guided by the Holy Spirit we can become a successful child of God and serve others with the love given to us in Christ Jesus.
The imagery of this verse presents an ideal righteous person—one who is in the world, but quite unaffected by the world. Instead of finding enjoyment in entanglements with wicked persons, the godly person finds his or her deep enjoyment in the things of God, particularly the Word of God. Shall prosper is not a guarantee of the future financial worth of the righteous; rather, the righteous person is always useful and productive to the Lord.
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.
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