Psalm 1:1-3

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Book One

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

1 Blessed is the man^[a]
    who ^(A)walks not in ^(B)the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in ^(C)the way of sinners,
    nor ^(D)sits in ^(E)the seat of ^(F)scoffers;
²but his ^(G)delight is in the law^[b] of the Lord,
    and on his ^(H)law he meditates day and night.

³He is like ^(I)a tree
planted by ^(J)streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its ^(K)leaf does not wither.
^(L)In all that he does, he prospers.

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Footnotes

Psalm 1:1 The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface
Psalm 1:2 Or instruction

Isaiah 43:2-3

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²^(A)When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
^(B)when you walk through fire ^(C)you shall not be burned,
    and the flame shall not consume you.
³For ^(D)I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
^(E)I give Egypt as your ransom,
    Cush and ^(F)Seba in exchange for you.