Psa 1:1, Psa 5 | 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 1:1

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;

Psalms 5

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

To the choirmaster: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

1 Give ear to my words, O Lord;
consider my ^hgroaning.
2 Give attention to the sound of my cry,
my ⁱKing and my God,
for ^jto you do I pray.
3 O Lord, in ^kthe morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you ^{▼▼Or I direct my prayer to you} and ^mwatch.
4 For you are not a God who delights in wickedness;
evil may not dwell with you.
5 The ⁿboastful shall not ^ostand before your eyes;
you ^phate all evildoers.
6 You destroy those who speak ^qlies;
the Lord abhors ^rthe bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
7 But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I will ^sbow down ^ttoward your ^uholy temple
in the fear of you.
8 ^vLead me, O Lord, in your righteousness
because of my enemies;
^wmake your way straight before me.
9 For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is ^xdestruction;
^ytheir throat is ^zan open grave;
they ^aaflatter with their tongue.
10 ^abMake them bear their guilt, O God;
let them ^acfall by their own counsels;
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out,
for they have rebelled against you.
11 But let all who ^adtake refuge in you ^aerejoice;
let them ever sing for joy,
and spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may ^afexult in you.
12 For you ^agbless the righteous, O Lord;
you ^ahcover him with favor as with ^aia shield.