Psalm 1 is not a prayer, but it’s a statement about human existence. It is basically the gateway to true prayer and communion with God. The psalmist begins by making a staggering statement: the primary thing that distinguishes the righteous from the unrighteous is meditation on the law. When I speak of the slow reading of Scripture, I have in mind this practice of meditation the psalmist introduces. The righteous are those who are directed by God’s instruction. The unrighteous in this psalm have no room for his instruction in their lives.
