Psalm 1 New King James Version
BOOK ONE
Psalms 1–41
The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly
1 Blessed (A)is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
(B)Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But (C)his delight is in the law of the Lord,
(D)And in His law he [b]meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
(E)Planted by the [c]rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall (F)prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so,
But are (G)like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For (H)the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Cross references
- Psalm 1:1 : Prov. 4:14
- Psalm 1:1 : Ps. 26:4, 5; Jer. 15:17
- Psalm 1:2 : Ps. 119:14, 16, 35
- Psalm 1:2 : [Josh. 1:8]
- Psalm 1:3 : [Ps. 92:12–14]; Jer. 17:8; Ezek. 19:10
- Psalm 1:3 : Gen. 39:2, 3, 23; Ps. 128:2
- Psalm 1:4 : Job 21:18; Ps. 35:5; Is. 17:13
- Psalm 1:6 : Ps. 37:18; [Nah. 1:7; John 10:14; 2 Tim. 2:19]
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