| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers! | 1How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! |
| 2Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the LORD's commands; he meditates on his commands day and night. | 2But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. |
| 3He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts. | 3He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. |
| 4Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff. | 4The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away. |
| 5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly. | 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. |
| 6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction. | 6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish. |
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