Parallel Bible results for "Psalms 1"

Psalms 1

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1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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