Psalm 1-5

American Standard Version

^[a]1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor standeth in the way of sinners,
Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
² But his delight is in the law of Jehovah;
And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
³ And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water,
That bringeth forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also doth not wither;
And ^[b]whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
⁴ The wicked are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
⁵ Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
⁶ For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous;
But the way of the wicked shall perish.

2 Why do the nations ^[c]rage,
And the peoples meditate a vain thing?
² The kings of the earth set themselves,
And the rulers take counsel together,
Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, saying,
³ Let us break their bonds asunder,
And cast away their cords from us.
⁴ He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh:
The Lord will have them in derision.
⁵ Then will he speak unto them in his wrath,
And ^[d]vex them in his sore displeasure:
⁶ Yet I have set my king
Upon my holy hill of Zion.
⁷ I will tell of the decree:
Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son;
This day have I begotten thee.
⁸ Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance,
And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
⁹ Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;
Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

3 Jehovah, how are mine adversaries increased!
Many are they that rise up against me.
² Many there are that say ^[g]of my soul,
There is no ^[h]help for him in God. Selah
³ But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me;
My glory, and the lifter up of my head.
⁴ I cry unto Jehovah with my voice,
And he answereth me out of his holy hill. Selah
⁵ I laid me down and slept;
I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.
⁶ I will not be afraid of ten thousands of the people
That have set themselves against me round about.
⁷ Arise, O Jehovah; save me, O my God:
For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone;
Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
^8 [i]Salvation belongeth unto Jehovah:
Thy blessing be upon thy people. Selah

4 Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness;
Thou hast set me at large when I was in distress:
^[j]Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
² O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor?
How long will ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Selah
³ But know that Jehovah hath set apart for himself ^[k]him that is godly:
Jehovah will hear when I call unto him.
^4 [l]Stand in awe, and sin not:
Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah
⁵ Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,
And put your trust in Jehovah.
⁶ Many there are that say, Who will show us any good?
Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
⁷ Thou hast put gladness in my heart,
More than they have when their grain and their new wine are increased.
⁸ In peace will I both lay me down and sleep;
For thou, Jehovah, ^[m]alone makest me dwell in safety.

5 Give ear to my words, O Jehovah,
Consider my meditation.
² Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God;
For unto thee do I pray.
³ O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice;
In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.
⁴ For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:
^[o]Evil shall not sojourn with thee.
^5 [p]The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight:
Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
⁶ Thou wilt destroy them that speak lies:
Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.
⁷ But as for me, in the abundance of thy lovingkindness will I come into thy house:
In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
⁸ Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of ^[q]mine enemies;
Make thy way ^[r]straight before my face.
⁹ For there is no ^[s]faithfulness in their mouth;
Their inward part is ^[t]very wickedness;
Their throat is an open sepulchre;
They ^[u]flatter with their tongue.
¹⁰ Hold them guilty, O God;
Let them fall ^[v]by their own counsels;
Thrust them out in the multitude of their transgressions;
For they have rebelled against thee.
^11 [w]But let all those that take refuge in thee rejoice,
Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them:
Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
¹² For thou wilt bless the righteous;
O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.