Psa 1, Psa 34 | ESV | STEP | 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 ;

ax[See ver. 15 above]

ay Ps. 51:17; 147:3; Isa. 61:1

az Isa. 57:15; 66:2; See Luke 15:17-24

ba 2 Tim. 3:11, 12

bb ver. 6, 17, 22; [Acts 12:11]

bc John 19:36

bd Ps. 94:23; Prov. 24:16; [Ps. 7:15, 16]

beSee Ps. 25:22

bf[Rom. 8:33, 34]

Psalms 1

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

1 Blessed is the man ^{▼▼The singular Hebrew word for man (ish) is used here to portray a representative example of a godly person; see Preface}
who ^bwalks not in ^cthe counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in ^dthe way of sinners,
nor ^esits in ^fthe seat of ^gscoffers;
2 but his ^hdelight is in the law ^{▼▼Or instruction} of the Lord,
and on his ^jlaw he meditates day and night.
3 He is like ^ka tree
planted by ^lstreams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its ^mleaf does not wither.
ⁿIn all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like ^ochaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked ^pwill not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in ^qthe congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord ^rknows ^sthe way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalms 34

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

^{▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet} Of David, when he ^uchanged his behavior before ^vAbimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

1 I will bless the Lord ^wat all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul ^xmakes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and ^ybe glad.
3 Oh, ^zmagnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!
4 I ^aasought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are ^abradiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 ^acThis poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and ^adsaved him out of all his troubles.
7 ^aeThe angel of the Lord ^afencamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8 Oh, ^agtaste and see that ^ahthe Lord is good!
^aiBlessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
9 Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
10 ^ajThe young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who ^akseek the Lord lack no good thing.
11 ^alCome, O children, listen to me;
^amI will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 ^anWhat man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may ^aosee good?
13 ^apKeep your tongue from evil
and your lips from ^aqspeaking deceit.
14 ^arTurn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and ^aspursue it.
15 ^atThe eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
^auand his ears toward their cry.
16 ^avThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to ^awcut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 ^axWhen the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is near to ^aythe brokenhearted
and saves ^azthe crushed in spirit.
19 ^baMany are the afflictions of the righteous,
^bbbut the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 He keeps all his bones;
^bcnot one of them is broken.
21 ^bdAffliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The Lord ^beredeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be ^bfcondemned.

Psalms 1

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

Psalms 34

Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet Of David, when he uchanged his behavior before vAbimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

^{▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet} Of David, when he ^uchanged his behavior before ^vAbimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.