Book One

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

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;

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Footnotes

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

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)

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I do not (A)sit with men of (B)falsehood,
    nor do I consort with hypocrites.
I (C)hate the assembly of evildoers,
    and I will not sit with the wicked.

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I do not sit(A) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.(B)
I abhor(C) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.

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14 (A)Do not enter the path of the wicked,
    and do not walk in the way of the evil.
15 Avoid it; do not go on it;
    turn away from it and pass on.

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14 Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
    or walk in the way of evildoers.(A)
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
    turn from it and go on your way.

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20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
    but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

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20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)

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17 (A)I did not sit in the company of revelers,
    nor did I rejoice;
(B)I sat alone, because your hand was upon me,
    for you had filled me with indignation.

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17 I never sat(A) in the company of revelers,
    never made merry with them;
I sat alone because your hand(B) was on me
    and you had filled me with indignation.

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Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

119 [a] Blessed are those whose (A)way is blameless,
    who (B)walk in the law of the Lord!
Blessed are those who (C)keep his (D)testimonies,
    who (E)seek him with their whole heart,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter

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.

for the Lord (A)knows (B)the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.

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For the Lord watches over(A) the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.(B)

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13 (A)“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy[a] that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and (B)the way is hard that leads to life, and (C)those who find it are few.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 7:13 Some manuscripts For the way is wide and easy

The Narrow and Wide Gates

13 “Enter through the narrow gate.(A) For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

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27 “But (A)if in spite of this you will not listen to me, but walk contrary to me, 28 then I will walk contrary to you (B)in fury, and I myself will discipline you (C)sevenfold for your sins.

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27 “‘If in spite of this you still do not listen to me(A) but continue to be hostile toward me, 28 then in my anger(B) I will be hostile(C) toward you, and I myself will punish you for your sins seven times over.(D)

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

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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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He (A)plots (B)trouble while on his bed;
    he sets himself in (C)a way that is not good;
    (D)he does not reject evil.

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Even on their beds they plot evil;(A)
    they commit themselves to a sinful course(B)
    and do not reject what is wrong.(C)

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15 my son, (A)do not walk in the way with them;
    (B)hold back your foot from their paths,

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15 my son, do not go along with them,
    do not set foot(A) on their paths;(B)

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Oh, (A)taste and see that (B)the Lord is good!
    (C)Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

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Taste and see that the Lord is good;(A)
    blessed is the one who takes refuge(B) in him.

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