Psalm 1/Notes/Phrasal.V. 1.916682
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
The "counsel of the wicked" is the counsel, or advice that the wicked give; the "way of sinful people" is the way on which sinful people stand, i.e., the pattern of life to which they are committed; and the "dwelling place of insolent people" is the place where insolent people dwell, i.e., the pattern of life into which they are firmly settled.