Prayer Guide: Psalm 1

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1 How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join a group of mockers! 

2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. 

3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 

4 The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away. 

5 Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment, and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous. 

6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

REVERENCE

God’s praiseworthy attributes found in this text:

• He is the source of our joy – v. 1
• He provides instruction  – v. 2
• He is life-giving – v. 3
• His words are pure and He is the judge – v. 5
• He protects his people from ruin – v. 6

Possible prayer prompts:

• I praise You that You are the source of all joy . . .
• I praise You that You can guide us to the truth . . .
• I praise You that You are life-giving and produce goodness within us . . .
• I praise You that You provided a way for us to dwell with you  . . .
• Because Your words are pure, they are able to . . .
• I praise You that You can protect us from . . .
• Lord, You watch over us and love us . . . 

RESPONSE

• God, my heart is prone to wander and desire good things with wicked intentions . . .
• Lord, I do not want to be like the chaff that blows away in the wind, but rather like the tree that is firmly planted by streams of water . . .
• Father, Your Word tells us that all people will be judged righteously according to their deeds. When the time has come, remember the sacrifice made by Your Son, Jesus, on my behalf.

REQUESTS

• Protect me from the lies of the wicked and the path that leads me away from You . . .
• Help me to delight in Your truth both day and night…
• Lord, I am trusting You to keep me safe in the midst of . . .
• I pray for (Name) that You will draw them to Yourself, by using me . . .
• I ask that Your pure word will work in me today so that I will speak boldly . . .
• I pray that (Name) will embrace Your pure words as they face  . . .
• I pray that You will guard our children hearts from ___________________ in the midst of a godless generation.

READINESS

• Today, when I am pressured to cut-corners, gossip, lie and treat others poorly, help me to remember that I am covered with Your righteousness, made in Your image and filled with Your Spirit. And because of these truths, I can show integrity in my work, tell the truth, treat others with dignity, and speak boldly to my neighbor about Your truth who is also created in Your image but does not yet know You. Allow Your Spirit to combat the lies of Satan, who only seeks to destroy what You have called good . . .