| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. | 1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. |
| 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. | 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. |
| 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. | 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. |
| 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. | 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. |
| 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly 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 watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. | 6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. |
| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |