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1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
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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 will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
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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 wicked are not so, But they are like 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 wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly 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 wicked will 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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