Psalms 1:1

BOOK I

1

Psalms 1–41

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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Psalms 1:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
ESV
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;
NLT
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.
MSG
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.
CSB
1 How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join a group of mockers!

Psalms 1:1 In-Context

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,
2 but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law 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.
4 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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Cross References 7

  • 1. S Deuteronomy 33:29; Psalms 40:4; Psalms 128:4
  • 2. Psalms 89:15; Proverbs 4:14
  • 3. S Job 21:16; Psalms 10:2-11
  • 4. S Genesis 49:6
  • 5. Psalms 26:9; Psalms 37:38; Psalms 51:13; Psalms 104:35
  • 6. Psalms 26:4; Jeremiah 15:17
  • 7. S Job 11:3; Proverbs 1:22; Isaiah 28:14; Hosea 7:5
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