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The Message Bible MSG
1 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.
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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 they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night.
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Instead you thrill to God's Word, you chew on Scripture day and night.
3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
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You're a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf, always in blossom.
4 But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
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You're not at all like the wicked, who are mere windblown dust -
5 They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly.
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Without defense in court, unfit company for innocent people.
6 For the LORD watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
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God charts the road you take. The road they take is Skid Row.