Psalm 1

Paul Nathan Negrean

Feb 20, 2022 — 1 min read

Today I read Psalm 1. The Psalms are a series of poems written by David, who was once the king of Israel. The first Psalm is about what God does not want you to do and what will happen if you do what is right.

This part of the text stood out to me because it talks about how the wicked people who are not saved cannot go to heaven. These two verses warn the readers that if they do not repent there will be no hope, but if they do repent they will have another chance.

Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
⁵Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, ⁣
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

One can go to heaven only if he believes in Jesus and asks for forgiveness of his sins and accepts Jesus as their lord and saviour.

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