Psalm 1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
BOOK I
(Psalms 1–41)
Psalm 1
The Two Ways
1 How happy is the man
who does not follow[a] the advice of the wicked
or take[b] the path of sinners
or join a group[c] of mockers!(A)
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.(B)
3 He is like a tree planted beside streams of water[d]
that bears its fruit in season[e](C)
and whose leaf does not wither.(D)
Whatever he does prospers.(E)
Psalm 8:3-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 When I observe Your heavens,
the work of Your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which You set in place,(A)
4 what is man that You remember him,
the son of man that You look after him?(B)
5 You made him little less than God[a][b]
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him lord over the works of Your hands;
You put everything under his feet:[c](C)
Psalm 32:1-5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 32
The Joy of Forgiveness
Davidic. A Maskil.
1 How joyful is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered!(A)
2 How joyful is the man
the Lord does not charge with sin(B)
and in whose spirit is no deceit!(C)
3 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.(D)
4 For day and night Your hand was heavy on me;(E)
my strength was drained[a]
as in the summer’s heat.(F)
5 Then I acknowledged my sin to You
and did not conceal my iniquity.
I said,
“I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and You took away the guilt of my sin.(G)
Footnotes
- Psalm 32:4 Hb obscure
Psalm 51:5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 Indeed, I was guilty when I was born;
I was sinful when my mother conceived me.(A)
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