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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,
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Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.
2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.
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But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night.
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.
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They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
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But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
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They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly.
6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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For the LORD watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.