Psalm 1-3 New American Standard Bible
BOOK 1
The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.
1 Blessed is the person 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 on His Law he meditates (G)day and (H)night.
3 He will be like (I)a tree 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.
4 The wicked are not so,
But they are like (K)chaff which the wind blows away.
5 Therefore (L)the wicked will not stand in the (M)judgment,
Nor sinners in (N)the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord [e](O)knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of (P)the wicked will perish.
The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed.
2 Why are (Q)the [f]nations restless
And the peoples (R)plotting in vain?
2 The (S)kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers conspire together
(T)Against the Lord and against His [g](U)Anointed, saying,
3 “Let’s (V)tear their shackles apart
And throw their ropes away from us!”
4 He who [h]sits in the heavens (W)laughs,
The Lord (X)scoffs at them.
5 Then He will speak to them in His (Y)anger
And (Z)terrify them in His fury, saying,
6 “But as for Me, I have installed (AA)My King
Upon Zion, (AB)My holy mountain.”
7 “I will announce the [i]decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are (AC)My Son,
Today I have fathered You.
8 Ask it of Me, and (AD)I will certainly give (AE)the [j]nations as Your inheritance,
And the (AF)ends of the earth as Your possession.
9 You shall [k](AG)break them with a [l]rod of iron,
You shall (AH)shatter them like [m]earthenware.’”
10 Now then, you kings, (AI)use insight;
Let yourselves be instructed, you [n]judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with [o](AJ)reverence
And rejoice with (AK)trembling.
12 [p]Kiss (AL)the Son, that He not be angry and you perish on the way,
For (AM)His wrath may be kindled quickly.
How blessed are all who (AN)take refuge in Him!
Morning Prayer of Trust in God.
A Psalm of David, when [q]he fled from his son Absalom.
3 Lord, how (AO)my enemies have increased!
Many are rising up against me.
2 Many are saying of my soul,
“There is no (AP)salvation for him in God.” Selah
3 But You, Lord, are (AQ)a shield around me,
My (AR)glory, and the One who (AS)lifts my head.
4 I was crying out to the Lord with my voice,
And He (AT)answered me from (AU)His holy [r]mountain. Selah
5 [s]I (AV)lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustains me.
6 I will (AW)not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have (AX)set themselves against me all around.
7 (AY)Arise, Lord; (AZ)save me, my God!
For You [t]have (BA)struck all my enemies on the [u]cheek;
You [v]have (BB)shattered the teeth of the wicked.
8 [w](BC)Salvation belongs to the Lord;
May Your (BD)blessing [x]be upon Your people! Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 1:1 Or way
- Psalm 1:3 Or canals
- Psalm 1:3 Or foliage
- Psalm 1:3 Or all that he does prospers
- Psalm 1:6 Or approves; or has regard to
- Psalm 2:1 Or Gentiles
- Psalm 2:2 Or Messiah
- Psalm 2:4 Or is enthroned
- Psalm 2:7 Or decree: The Lord said to Me
- Psalm 2:8 Or Gentiles
- Psalm 2:9 Another reading is rule
- Psalm 2:9 Or scepter; or staff
- Psalm 2:9 Lit potter’s ware
- Psalm 2:10 Or leaders
- Psalm 2:11 Or fear
- Psalm 2:12 I.e., probably kiss the feet of the Son
- Psalm 3 Title 2 Sam 15:13-17, 29
- Psalm 3:4 Or hill
- Psalm 3:5 Or As for me, I
- Psalm 3:7 Or strike
- Psalm 3:7 Or jaw
- Psalm 3:7 Or shatter
- Psalm 3:8 Or Deliverance
- Psalm 3:8 Or is
Cross references
- Psalm 1:1 : Prov 4:14
- Psalm 1:1 : Ps 5:9, 10; 10:2-11; 36:1-4
- Psalm 1:1 : Ps 17:4; 119:104
- 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 1:2 : Ps 25:5
- Psalm 1:2 : Ps 63:5, 6
- 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 1:5 : Ps 5:5
- Psalm 1:5 : Ps 9:7, 8, 16
- Psalm 1:5 : Ps 89:5, 7
- Psalm 1:6 : Ps 37:18; Nah 1:7; John 10:14; 2 Tim 2:19
- Psalm 1:6 : Ps 9:5, 6; 11:6
- Psalm 2:1 : Ps 46:6; 83:2-5; Acts 4:25, 26
- Psalm 2:1 : Ps 21:11
- Psalm 2:2 : Ps 48:4-6
- Psalm 2:2 : Ps 74:18, 23
- Psalm 2:2 : John 1:41
- Psalm 2:3 : Jer 5:5
- Psalm 2:4 : Ps 37:13
- Psalm 2:4 : Ps 59:8
- Psalm 2:5 : Ps 21:8, 9; 76:7
- Psalm 2:5 : Ps 78:49, 50
- Psalm 2:6 : Ps 45:6
- Psalm 2:6 : Ps 48:1, 2
- Psalm 2:7 : Acts 13:33; Heb 1:5; 5:5
- Psalm 2:8 : Ps 21:1, 2
- Psalm 2:8 : Ps 22:27
- Psalm 2:8 : Ps 67:7
- Psalm 2:9 : Ps 89:23; 110:5, 6; Rev 2:26, 27; 12:5; 19:15
- Psalm 2:9 : Ps 28:5; 52:5; 72:4
- Psalm 2:10 : Prov 8:15; 27:11
- Psalm 2:11 : Ps 5:7
- Psalm 2:11 : Ps 119:119, 120
- Psalm 2:12 : Ps 2:7
- Psalm 2:12 : Rev 6:16, 17
- Psalm 2:12 : Ps 5:11; 34:22
- Psalm 3:1 : 2 Sam 15:12; Ps 69:4
- Psalm 3:2 : Ps 22:7, 8; 71:11
- Psalm 3:3 : Ps 5:12; 28:7
- Psalm 3:3 : Ps 62:7
- Psalm 3:3 : Ps 9:13; 27:6
- Psalm 3:4 : Ps 4:3; 34:4
- Psalm 3:4 : Ps 2:6; 15:1; 43:3
- Psalm 3:5 : Lev 26:6; Ps 4:8; Prov 3:24
- Psalm 3:6 : Ps 23:4; 27:3
- Psalm 3:6 : Ps 118:10-13
- Psalm 3:7 : Ps 7:6
- Psalm 3:7 : Ps 6:4; 22:21
- Psalm 3:7 : Job 16:10
- Psalm 3:7 : Ps 57:4; 58:6
- Psalm 3:8 : Ps 28:8; 35:3; Is 43:11
- Psalm 3:8 : Ps 29:11
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