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Psalm 001 General Notes
Type of psalm
Psalm 1 is usually considered to be a "wisdom psalm," which gives advice to those who hear it read or sung. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/wise)
Special concepts in this chapter
Blessed
A main theme in this psalm is what it means to be blessed. Here "blessed" refers to anyone who is well off because of a good relationship to God. The contrasting theme is that there are ungodly people, those who refuse to honor God. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/ungodly)
People who opposed Yahweh
There are several words in this psalm for those who oppose God: "the wicked" (those who do evil), "sinners" (those who ignore God's law), and "mockers" (those who mock God and the righteous people). (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous)