Psa 1:1-3, 15:1-2, 24:4-5, 26:1-2, 106:3, Isa 56:1-2, Eze 18:15-17 | 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 1:1-3

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.

Psalms 15:1-2

Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill?

A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, ^owho shall sojourn in your ^ptent?
Who shall dwell on your ^qholy hill?
2 He who ^rwalks blamelessly and ^sdoes what is right
and ^tspeaks truth in his heart;

Psalms 24:4-5

4 ^uHe who has ^vclean hands and ^wa pure heart,
who does not ^xlift up his soul to ^ywhat is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
5 He will receive ^zblessing from the Lord
and ^aarighteousness from ^abthe God of his salvation.

Psalms 26:1-2

I Will Bless the Lord

Of David.

1 ^acVindicate me, O Lord,
for I have ^adwalked in my integrity,
and I have ^aetrusted in the Lord without wavering.
2 ^afProve me, O Lord, and try me;
test my heart and ^agmy mind. ^{▼▼Hebrew test my kidneys and my heart}

Psalms 106:3

3 Blessed are they who observe justice,
who ^aido righteousness at all times!

Isaiah 56:1-2

Salvation for Foreigners

1 Thus says the Lord:
“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
^ajfor soon my salvation will come,
and my righteousness be revealed.
2 Blessed is the man who does this,
and the son of man who holds it fast,
^akwho keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

Ezekiel 18:15-17

15 he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife, 16 does not oppress anyone, ^alexacts no pledge, ^amcommits no robbery, ^anbut gives his bread to the hungry ^aoand covers the naked with a garment, 17 withholds his hand from iniquity, ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew from the poor} takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, ^aqand walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father’s iniquity; ^arhe shall surely live.