Psalm 1
New King James Version
BOOK ONE
Psalms 1–41
The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly
1 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;
2 But (C)his delight is in the law of the Lord,
(D)And in His law he [b]meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
(E)Planted by the [c]rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall (F)prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so,
But are (G)like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For (H)the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Psalm 8:3-6
New King James Version
3 When I (A)consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
4 (B)What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You (C)visit[a] him?
5 For You have made him a little lower than [b]the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
6 (D)You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands;
(E)You have put all things under his feet,
Psalm 32:1-5
New King James Version
The Joy of Forgiveness
A Psalm of David. A [a]Contemplation.
32 Blessed is he whose (A)transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord (B)does not [b]impute iniquity,
And (C)in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.
4 For day and night Your (D)hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
(E)I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
Footnotes
- Psalm 32:1 Heb. Maschil
- Psalm 32:2 charge his account with
Psalm 51:5
New King James Version
5 (A)Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
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