Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.(A)
He is like a tree planted beside streams of water[a]
that bears its fruit in season[b](B)
and whose leaf does not wither.(C)
Whatever he does prospers.(D)

The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:3 Or beside irrigation canals
  2. Psalm 1:3 Lit in its season

but whose delight(A) is in the law of the Lord,(B)
    and who meditates(C) on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree(D) planted by streams(E) of water,(F)
    which yields its fruit(G) in season
and whose leaf(H) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.(I)

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

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