1 How blessed is the man 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!
² But his ^(E)delight is ^(F)in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates ^(G)day and ^(H)night.
³ He will be like ^(I)a tree firmly 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.

²⁴ “The Lord is my ^(A)portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I ^(B)have hope in Him.”