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But his (A)delight is (B)in the Law of the Lord,
And on His Law he meditates (C)day and (D)night.
He will be like (E)a tree planted by [a]streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season,
And its [b]leaf does not wither;
And [c]in whatever he does, (F)he prospers.

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  1. Psalm 1:3 Or canals
  2. Psalm 1:3 Or foliage
  3. Psalm 1:3 Or all that he does prospers

but whose delight(A) is in the law of the Lord,(B)
    and who meditates(C) on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree(D) planted by streams(E) of water,(F)
    which yields its fruit(G) in season
and whose leaf(H) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.(I)

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but his (A)delight is in the law[a] of the Lord,
    and on his (B)law he meditates day and night.

He is like (C)a tree
    planted by (D)streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
    and its (E)leaf does not wither.
(F)In all that he does, he prospers.

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  1. Psalm 1:2 Or instruction

Instead, they find happiness
    in the Teaching of the Lord,
and they think about it
    day and night.

(A) They are like trees
    growing beside a stream,
trees that produce
fruit in season
    and always have leaves.
Those people succeed
    in everything they do.

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But they delight in the law of the Lord,
    meditating on it day and night.
They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
    bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither,
    and they prosper in all they do.

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