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Blessed is the man
whoaProv. 4:14, 15 walks not inbJob 21:16 the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands incProv. 1:10 the way of sinners,
nordPs. 26:4; Jer. 15:17 sits ine[Ps. 107:32] the seat offProv. 1:22; 3:34; 19:29; 21:24; 29:8; [Isa. 28:14] scoffers;
2 but hisgPs. 112:1; 119:35, 47, 92 delight is in the law1Or instruction of the Lord,
and on hishPs. 119:1, 97; Josh. 1:8 law he meditates day and night.
3 He is likeiJer. 17:8; Ezek. 19:10; [Num. 24:6; Job 29:19] a tree
planted byjPs. 46:4 streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and itskEzek. 47:12; [Isa. 34:4] leaf does not wither.
lGen. 39:3, 23; [Ps. 128:2; Isa. 3:10] In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are likemSee Job 21:18 chaff that the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wickednPs. 5:5; 76:7; Nah. 1:6; Luke 21:36; Eph. 6:13 will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners ino[Ezek. 13:9] the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the LordpPs. 31:7; 37:18; 144:3; Nah. 1:7; [John 10:14; 2 Tim. 2:19] knowsqPs. 37:5 the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.