"Life: Use Only As Directed" |Psalm 1 Bible Study (Part I) ✞-word Puzzle | 10.18.23

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  1. 2. Full of various songs for various occasions, Psalms is essentially the ancient Jewish ____.
  2. 4. Though this Hebrew word is often translated as “law”, “law” (ironically) does not do it justice. More generally, it refers to the LORD’s instructions or directions.
  3. 7. When it comes to following God’s directions, ____ are those who habitually “miss the mark”.
  4. 8. Psalm 1 (along with Psalm 2) is essentially the preface or ____ of Psalms.
  5. 10. In Psalm 1:1, the word often translated “_____” describes one who has true happiness – true bliss.
  6. 11. Generally speaking, in biblical wisdom literature, the ___ are those who are guilty of going their own way in life (instead of God’s way).
  7. 13. The Book of Psalms is actually comprised of ___ books.
  8. 14. In life, we should not live according to our own selections, but according to the Maker of life’s ____.
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  1. 1. If we walk according to God’s word instead of this ungodly world, we won’t be well-liked by everyone, but _____ (cf. Mt 5:11-12; Lk 6:26; Jn 15:18-19).
  2. 3. When elements from one poetic line correspond with another line, this is known as ____.
  3. 5. Psalm 1 is a ____ psalm, a relatively uncommon kind of psalm (cf. Psalm 36, 37, 49, 73, 78, 112) that contains themes often found in Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes.
  4. 6. Biblical ____ is not about emptying your mind, but filling it with the directions of the divine. It includes reading, reciting, reflecting on, and memorizing the law of the LORD, in order to conform one’s life to the law of the LORD. The Hebrew Bible is likely structured around this important concept (see Genesis-Deuteronomy (The Torah), Joshua 1:8 (the beginning of The Prophets), Malachi 4:4 (the end of The Prophets), and Psalm 1:2 (the beginning of The Writings)).
  5. 9. Worst of all, ____ not only refuse to follow the LORD’s instructions, they also scoff at them (cf. Pr 3:34, 9:7-8).
  6. 12. While many psalms are songs of praise and/or thanksgiving, the most common kind of psalm is a psalm of ____, in which the faithful faithfully cry out to the LORD for deliverance.