The gateway psalm that opens the entire Psalter. The blessed one who refuses to walk with the wicked, stand with sinners, or sit with scoffers instead delighting in God’s instruction day and night.
“Like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither.”
The ney plays continuously through dramatic dynamic shifts from contemplative fingerpicked verses to anthemic declarations. The extreme dynamic range mirrors the psalm’s contrast between the rooted tree and the chaff blown by wind.