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World English Bible

Psalm 1 (WEBP)

[1] Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
[2] but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.
[3] He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
[4] The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
[5] Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
[6] For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

Psalm 1:2 “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “Lord” (all caps) in other translations.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 1 (KJVS)

[1] Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
[2] But his delight is in the law of the Lord; And in his law doth he meditate day and night.
[3] And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
[4] The ungodly are not so: But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
[5] Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
[6] For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 1:1 Or, wicked
Psalm 1:3 Heb. fade

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 1 (BYZ)

[1] Μακάριος () ἀνήρ, () ὃς () οὐκ () ἐπορεύθη () ἐν () βουλῇ () ἀσεβῶν () καὶ () ἐν () ὁδῷ () ἁμαρτωλῶν () οὐκ () ἔστη () καὶ () ἐπὶ () καθέδραν () λοιμῶν () οὐκ () ἐκάθισεν, ()
[2] ἀλλ’ () ἢ () ἐν () τῷ () νόμῳ () κυρίου () τὸ () θέλημα () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () νόμῳ () αὐτοῦ () μελετήσει () ἡμέρας () καὶ () νυκτός. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἔσται () ὡς () τὸ () ξύλον () τὸ () πεφυτευμένον () παρὰ () τὰς () διεξόδους () τῶν () ὑδάτων, () ὃ () τὸν () καρπὸν () αὐτοῦ () δώσει () ἐν () καιρῷ () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τὸ () φύλλον () αὐτοῦ () οὐκ () ἀπορρυήσεται· καὶ () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἂν () ποιῇ, () κατευοδωθήσεται.
[4] Οὐχ () οὕτως () οἱ () ἀσεβεῖς, () οὐχ () οὕτως, () ἀλλ’ () ἢ () ὡς () ὁ () χνοῦς, ὃν () ἐκριπτεῖ ὁ () ἄνεμος () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () τῆς () γῆς. ()
[5] Διὰ () τοῦτο () οὐκ () ἀναστήσονται () ἀσεβεῖς () ἐν () κρίσει () οὐδὲ () ἁμαρτωλοὶ () ἐν () βουλῇ () δικαίων· ()
[6] ὅτι () γινώσκει () κύριος () ὁδὸν () δικαίων, () καὶ () ὁδὸς () ἀσεβῶν () ἀπολεῖται. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.