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Psalm 1 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

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[fn]Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example],

Nor stand in the path of sinners,

Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of [fn]scoffers (ridiculers).

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But his delight is in the law of the LORD,

And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.

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And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water,

Which yields its fruit in its season;

Its leaf does not wither;

And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].

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The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so,

But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.

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Therefore the wicked will not stand [unpunished] in the judgment,

Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

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For the LORD knows and fully approves the way of the righteous,

But the way of the wicked shall perish.

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This has been called “The Preface Psalm” because in some respects it introduces the complete book of Psalms as a godly message. It opens with a benediction, “Blessed,” as does the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5:3).
I.e. shallow thinkers who are quick to mock or disdain.
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