Psalms commentary - Free sermon outlines, Bible study and

I. (v. 1) THE PATH OF THE SUCCESSFUL BELIEVER
A. The Successful believer is separated in his walk of life.
1. He doesn’t Believe like the wicked
2. He doesn’t Behave like the wicked
3. He doesn’t Belong with the wicked
B. The downward progress -- Walk, Stand, Sit.
C. The successful believer realizes that there is a vast difference
between himself and the world he was saved out of, and he lives
accordingly!
II. (v. 2) THE PLEASURE OF THE SUCCESSFUL BELIEVER
A. The Word Has Captured His Full Affection -- Delight = Pleasure!
1. It is Food -- Job 23:12; Matt. 4:4
2. It is Light -- Psa. 119:105
3. It is Truth -- John 17:17
4. It is a Mirror -- James 1:23-25
5. It is Water -- Eph. 5:25-27
a. It Cleanses -- Eph. 5:26
b. It Quenches -- John 4:13-14
c. It Refreshes -- Psa. 119:150
6. It is a Seed -- 1 Pet. 1:23
7. It is a Sword -- Heb. 4:12; Eph. 6:17
8. It is a Hammer -- Jer. 23:29
a. It can Build Up -- Pro. 16:24
b. It can Tear Down -- Rev. 2:16; 19:15, 21
9. It is a Fire -- Jer. 20:9; Luke 24:32
B. It Has Captured His Full Attention
III. (v. 3) THE PROSPERITY OF THE SUCCESSFUL BELIEVER
A. His Position -- By the River! Always close to the life giving resources.
B. His Prominence
C. His Permanence
D. His Productivity -- "Brings forth fruit"
E. His Predictability -- "In his season"
F. His Perpetuity -- "leaf shall not fade"
G. His Prosperity -- "Whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper"
Stedman: “The Psalms are particularly appropriate for our day because they are the
folksongs of the Bible. This is a generation that loves folksongs. These Psalms relate
the experiences of believers of the past, reflecting the emotional upsets, problems, and
disturbances which saints of old have gone through. They tell how they found their way
through and they are wonderful, therefore, for helping us in our emotional pressures.
There is no book like the Psalms to meet the need of the heart when it is discouraged
and defeated, or when it is elated and encouraged. To express these emotional feelings
this book is absolutely without peer. They are helpful simply because they teach us how
to find our way through many types of problems. These marvelous folksongs are much
like the ballad style of music that we hear so much today, simply recounting
experiences that various men and women of the past have gone through.