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32 “And now, my children, listen to me:
    happy are those who keep my ways.(A)

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32 “Now then, my children, listen(A) to me;
    blessed are(B) those who keep my ways.(C)

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28 But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”(A)

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28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God(A) and obey it.”(B)

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Psalm 119

The Glories of God’s Law

Happy are those whose way is blameless,
    who walk in the law of the Lord.(A)
Happy are those who keep his decrees,
    who seek him with their whole heart,

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Psalm 119[a]

א Aleph

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless,(A)
    who walk(B) according to the law of the Lord.(C)
Blessed(D) are those who keep his statutes(E)
    and seek him(F) with all their heart—(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; moreover, the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Psalm 128

The Happy Home of the Faithful

A Song of Ascents.

Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
    who walks in his ways.(A)

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Psalm 128

A song of ascents.

Blessed are all who fear the Lord,(A)
    who walk in obedience to him.(B)

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Book I

(Psalms 1–41)

Psalm 1

The Two Ways

Happy are those
    who do not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path that sinners tread
    or sit in the seat of scoffers,(A)
but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law they meditate day and night.(B)
They are like trees
    planted by streams of water,
which yield their fruit in its season,
    and their leaves do not wither.
In all that they do, they prosper.(C)

The wicked are not so
    but are like chaff that the wind drives away.(D)

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BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one(A)
    who does not walk(B) in step with the wicked(C)
or stand in the way(D) that sinners take(E)
    or sit(F) in the company of mockers,(G)
but whose delight(H) is in the law of the Lord,(I)
    and who meditates(J) on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree(K) planted by streams(L) of water,(M)
    which yields its fruit(N) in season
and whose leaf(O) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.(P)

Not so the wicked!
    They are like chaff(Q)
    that the wind blows away.

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And now, my child,[a] listen to me,
    and do not depart from the words of my mouth.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 5.7 Gk Vg: Heb children

Now then, my sons, listen(A) to me;
    do not turn aside from what I say.

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24 And now, my children, listen to me,
    and be attentive to the words of my mouth.(A)

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24 Now then, my sons, listen(A) to me;
    pay attention to what I say.

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