I have not (A)sat with idolatrous mortals,
Nor will I go in with hypocrites.

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I do not sit(A) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.(B)

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17 (A)I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers,
Nor did I rejoice;
I sat alone because of Your hand,
For You have 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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BOOK ONE

Psalms 1–41

The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly

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;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:1 wicked

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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20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.

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

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115 (A)Depart from me, you evildoers,
For I will keep the commandments of my God!

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115 Away from me,(A) you evildoers,
    that I may keep the commands of my God!

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63 I am a companion of all who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.

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63 I am a friend to all who fear you,(A)
    to all who follow your precepts.(B)

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17 Therefore

(A)“Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”

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17 Therefore,

“Come out from them(A)
    and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
    and I will receive you.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41

33 Do not be deceived: (A)“Evil company corrupts good habits.”

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33 Do not be misled:(A) “Bad company corrupts good character.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 15:33 From the Greek poet Menander

11 (A)He who [a]tills his land will be satisfied with (B)bread,
But he who follows [b]frivolity (C)is devoid of [c]understanding.

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  1. Proverbs 12:11 works or cultivates
  2. Proverbs 12:11 Lit. vain things
  3. Proverbs 12:11 Lit. heart

11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
    but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)

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Forsake foolishness and live,
And go in the way of understanding.

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Leave your simple ways and you will live;(A)
    walk in the way of insight.”(B)

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