Psalm 1

New American Standard Bible

BOOK 1

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

1 Blessed is the person who ^(A)does not walk in the ^(B)counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the ^[a]^(C)path of sinners,
Nor ^(D)sit in the seat of scoffers!
²But his ^(E)delight is ^(F)in the Law of the Lord,
And on His Law he meditates ^(G)day and ^(H)night.
³He will be like ^(I)a tree planted by ^[b]streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season,
And its ^[c]leaf does not wither;
And ^[d]in whatever he does, ^(J)he prospers.

⁴The wicked are not so,
But they are like ^(K)chaff which the wind blows away.
⁵Therefore ^(L)the wicked will not stand in the ^(M)judgment,
Nor sinners in ^(N)the assembly of the righteous.
⁶For the Lord ^[e]^(O)knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of ^(P)the wicked will perish.

Footnotes

Psalm 1:1 Or way
Psalm 1:3 Or canals
Psalm 1:3 Or foliage
Psalm 1:3 Or all that he does prospers
Psalm 1:6 Or approves; or has regard to

Acts 1:15-17

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵^[a]At this time Peter stood up among ^(A)the brothers and sisters (a group of about 120 ^[b]people was there together), and said, ¹⁶“^[c]Brothers, ^(B)the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, ^(C)who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus. ¹⁷For he was ^(D)counted among us and received his share in ^(E)this ministry.”

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Footnotes

Acts 1:15 Lit In these days
Acts 1:15 Lit names
Acts 1:16 Lit Men, brothers

Acts 1:21-26

New American Standard Bible

²¹Therefore it is necessary that of the men who have accompanied us all the time that ^(A)the Lord Jesus went in and out ^[a]among us— ²²^(B)beginning ^[b]with the baptism of John until the day that He ^(C)was taken up from us—one of these must become a ^(D)witness with us of His resurrection.” ²³So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and ^(E)Matthias. ²⁴And they ^(F)prayed and said, “You, Lord, who ^(G)know the hearts of all people, show which one of these two You have chosen ²⁵to ^[c]occupy ^(H)this ministry and ^(I)apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” ²⁶And they ^[d]^(J)drew lots for them, and the lot fell ^[e]to ^(K)Matthias; and he was added to ^(L)the eleven apostles.