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New International Version NIV
1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
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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 he meditates day and night.
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but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
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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 drives away.
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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.
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Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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