BOOK 1

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

Blessed is the person who (A)does not walk in the (B)counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the [a](C)path of sinners,
Nor (D)sit in the seat of scoffers!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:1 Or way

BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one(A)
    who does not walk(B) in step with the wicked(C)
or stand in the way(D) that sinners take(E)
    or sit(F) in the company of mockers,(G)

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22 “How long, you (A)naive ones, will you love simplistic thinking?
And how long will (B)scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools (C)hate knowledge?

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22 “How long will you who are simple(A) love your simple ways?
    How long will mockers delight in mockery
    and fools hate(B) knowledge?

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34 Though (A)He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet (B)He gives grace to the needy.

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34 He mocks(A) proud mockers(B)
    but shows favor to the humble(C) and oppressed.

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The (A)devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to humanity.

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The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.

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20 For the (A)ruthless will come to an end and the (B)scorner will be finished,
Indeed (C)all who [a]are intent on doing evil will be eliminated,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:20 Lit watch evil

20 The ruthless(A) will vanish,(B)
    the mockers(C) will disappear,
    and all who have an eye for evil(D) will be cut down—

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