Psa 1, Psa 94 | 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 ;

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 94

The Lord Will Not Forsake His People

1 O Lord, God of ^tvengeance,
O God of vengeance, ^ushine forth!
2 ^vRise up, O ^wjudge of the earth;
repay to the ^xproud what they deserve!
3 O Lord, ^yhow long shall the wicked,
how long shall ^zthe wicked exult?
4 They pour out their ^aaarrogant words;
all ^abthe evildoers boast.
5 They ^accrush your people, O Lord,
and afflict your heritage.
6 They kill ^adthe widow and the sojourner,
and murder ^aethe fatherless;
7 ^afand they say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
8 ^agUnderstand, O dullest of the people!
Fools, when will you be wise?
9 ^ahHe who planted the ear, does he not hear?
He who formed the eye, does he not see?
10 He who ^aidisciplines the nations, does he not rebuke?
He who ^ajteaches man knowledge—
11 ^akthe Lord—knows the thoughts of man,
that they are ^albut a breath. ^{▼▼Septuagint they are futile}
12 ^anBlessed is the man whom you ^aodiscipline, O Lord,
and whom you teach out of your law,
13 to give him ^aprest from ^aqdays of trouble,
until ^ara pit is dug for the wicked.
14 ^asFor the Lord will not forsake his ^atpeople;
he will not abandon his ^auheritage;
15 for ^avjustice will return to the righteous,
and all the upright in heart will ^awfollow it.
16 ^axWho rises up for me against the wicked?
Who stands up for me against evildoers?
17 ^ayIf the Lord had not been my help,
my soul would soon have lived in the land of ^azsilence.
18 When I thought, ^ba“My foot slips,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, ^bbheld me up.
19 When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.
20 Can ^bcwicked rulers be allied with you,
those who frame injustice by ^bdstatute?
21 They ^beband together against the life of the righteous
and condemn ^bfthe innocent to death. ^{▼▼Hebrew condemn innocent blood}
22 But the Lord has become my ^bhstronghold,
and my God ^bithe rock of my ^bjrefuge.
23 He will bring back on them ^bktheir iniquity
and ^blwipe them out for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will wipe them out.