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Psalms 1 (NET)

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¹ How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers! ² Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the LORD's commands; he meditates on his commands day and night. ³ He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts. ⁴ Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff. ⁵ For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly. ⁶ Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.