Roots in the River | A Prophetic Blues Cry from Psalm 1

📖 What does it mean to live rooted in a world blowing away like chaff?
This prophetic blues song, “Roots in the River,” is born from the ancient wisdom of Psalm 1 — a divine roadmap that draws a bold line between two paths: the way of the righteous and the way of the wicked. In a generation chasing shadows and selling noise, this song calls us back to the still, deep waters of God's Word.

Psalm 1 isn’t just an opening to the Psalms — it’s a threshold, a prophetic warning, and a whisper of blessing. It teaches that true blessing isn’t found in worldly counsel or status, but in delighting in the law of Yahweh, meditating day and night, and living anchored in His truth.

This blues anthem takes that message and gives it a voice — gritty, raw, full of fire and roots. It’s a lament, a declaration, a turning point. May it speak to the wanderer, the weary, and the watchman alike.

📜 Psalm 1 (WEB – World English Bible)

1 Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stand on the path of sinners,
nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

2 but his delight is in Yahweh’s law.
On his law he meditates day and night.

3 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water,
that produces its fruit in its season,
whose leaf also does not wither.
Whatever he does shall prosper.

4 The wicked are not so,
but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked shall perish.
🎶 Lyrics: “Roots in the River”

A Prophetic Blues Song from Psalm 1

[Verse 1 – The Prophetic Warning]
There’s a path that looks wide and bright,
Where the wicked speak smooth, and the lost call it light.
But I’ve seen the end of that golden trail—
It don’t lead to glory, it leads to a veil.
Smoke and mirrors, fame and fear,
And a whisper sayin’, “Son, you don’t belong here.”

[Verse 2 – The Watchman’s Turn]
I used to sit in the seat of the proud,
Dressed like a king, but my soul wore a shroud.
Till the Word cut deep — not to wound, but to wake,
And I trembled as the Spirit shook my ache.
I read, “Blessed is the man…” and I wept like rain,
‘Cause I knew I’d danced too long in Cain’s domain.

[Chorus – The Righteous Root]
Now I got roots in the river,
Where the holy waters flow.
I ain’t a reed in the desert,
I’m a tree the Father knows.
My fruit comes in season, my leaves don’t fade,
I stand in the shadow where His promise was made.
I got roots in the river —
And fire in my bones.

[Verse 3 – Judgment Like Thunder]
I heard thunder in the silence of the night,
Judgment rides slow, but it always rides right.
The wicked won’t stand when the trumpet blows,
They’ll scatter like ashes in a wind that knows.
“They’re like chaff…”—no weight, no ground,
And when the books are opened, they won’t be found.

[Bridge – The Voice in the Tree]
I heard a voice from within the tree,
Said, “Son, stay planted, abide in Me.”
Don’t chase the seats of mockers and kings,
Their crowns are dust, but I give living springs.
Yahweh knows the righteous path,
And He marks it with mercy that outlasts wrath.

[Final Chorus – The Coming Day]
I got roots in the river,
Where the fire can't burn.
I’ve been sealed by the Spirit,
And I wait for His return.
I’m not moved by chaos, not shaken by storms,
I was born again by the Word that forms.
I got roots in the river,
And I’m ready for the morn’.

[Outro – Prophetic Whisper]
So choose your ground, while there’s still light,
Two roads run through this dying night.
One leads to wither, one to rise—
You’ll know them both by the fruit they hide.
I got roots in the river...
And my soul won’t run dry.

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