From Two Perspectives

 

Psalm 1:Blessed is the man
    who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
    nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree
    planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
    and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
    but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

Psalm 2:Why do the nations rage

    and the peoples plot in vain?

2 The kings of the earth set themselves,

    and the rulers take counsel together,

    against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,

3 “Let us burst their bonds apart

    and cast away their cords from us.”

4 He who sits in the heavens laughs;

    the Lord holds them in derision.

Psalms 1 & 2 examine the relationship between God and man from two perspectives. Psalm 1 examines how a person lives by looking at his/her lifestyle here on earth. How seriously does he/she take his/her relationship with God and His word?  Psalm 2 begins from a heavenly perspective, with God looking down on rebellious people, thinking they can run their own lives and the whole world on their own.  Both have a long-term perspective: the humble will stand; the wicked will fall.  Fools will rebel; the wise will humbly submit before their loving King.