Psalm 1:1-3

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Book One

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

1 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;
²but his ^(G)delight is in the law^[b] of the Lord,
    and on his ^(H)law he meditates day and night.

³He is like ^(I)a tree
planted by ^(J)streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its ^(K)leaf does not wither.
^(L)In all that he does, he prospers.

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Footnotes

Psalm 1:1 The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface
Psalm 1:2 Or instruction

John 8:31-32

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The Truth Will Set You Free

³¹So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ^(A)“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, ³²and you will ^(B)know the truth, and the truth ^(C)will set you free.”

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2 John 9

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⁹Everyone who goes on ahead and does not abide in the teaching of Christ, ^(A)does not have God. Whoever abides in the teaching ^(B)has both the Father and the Son.

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