Psa 1-2 | 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 2

The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed

1 ^tWhy do ^uthe nations rage ^{▼▼Or nations noisily assemble}
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his ^wAnointed, saying,
3 “Let us ^xburst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4 He who ^ysits in the heavens ^zlaughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.
5 Then he will speak to them in his ^aawrath,
and terrify them in his fury, saying,
6 “As for me, I have ^abset my King
on ^acZion, my ^adholy hill.”
7 I will tell of the decree:
The Lord said to me, ^ae“You are my Son;
today I have begotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
and ^afthe ends of the earth your possession.
9 You shall ^agbreak ^{▼▼Revocalization yields (compare Septuagint) You shall rule} them with ^aia rod of iron
and dash them in pieces like ^aja potter’s vessel.”
10 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
be warned, O rulers of the earth.
11 ^akServe the Lord with ^alfear,
and ^amrejoice with ^antrembling.
12 ^aoKiss ^apthe Son,
lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
for his ^aqwrath is quickly kindled.
^arBlessed are all who take refuge in him.