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Psalm 1
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BOOK 1

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

1 Blessed is the person who (A)does not walk in the (B)counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the [a](C)path of sinners,
Nor (D)sit in the seat of scoffers!
2 But his (E)delight is (F)in the Law of the Lord,
And on His Law he meditates (G)day and (H)night.
3 He will be like (I)a tree planted by [b]streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season,
And its [c]leaf does not wither;
And [d]in whatever he does, (J)he prospers.

4 The wicked are not so,
But they are like (K)chaff which the wind blows away.
5 Therefore (L)the wicked will not stand in the (M)judgment,
Nor sinners in (N)the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord [e](O)knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of (P)the wicked will perish.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:1 Or way
  2. Psalm 1:3 Or canals
  3. Psalm 1:3 Or foliage
  4. Psalm 1:3 Or all that he does prospers
  5. Psalm 1:6 Or approves; or has regard to
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Psalm 1
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

Book I

(Psalms 1–41)

Psalm 1

The Two Ways

1 Happy are those
    who do not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path that sinners tread
    or sit in the seat of scoffers,(A)
2 but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law they meditate day and night.(B)
3 They are like trees
    planted by streams of water,
which yield their fruit in its season,
    and their leaves do not wither.
In all that they do, they prosper.(C)

4 The wicked are not so
    but are like chaff that the wind drives away.(D)
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment
    nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous,(E)
6 for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked will perish.(F)

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