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Psalms 1

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1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
1 How well God must like you - you don't hang out at Sin Saloon, you don't slink along Dead-End Road, you don't go to Smart-Mouth College.
2 but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
2 Instead you thrill to God's Word, you chew on Scripture day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
3 You're a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf, always in blossom.
4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.
4 You're not at all like the wicked, who are mere windblown dust -
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
5 Without defense in court, unfit company for innocent people.
6 for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
6 God charts the road you take. The road they take is Skid Row.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.