1How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers! | 1How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers! |
2Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the LORD's commands; he meditates on his commands day and night. | 2Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the LORD's commands; he meditates on his commands day and night. |
3He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts. | 3He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts. |
4Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff. | 4Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff. |
5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly. | 5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly. |
6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction. | 6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction. |
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