Psalms 1 - 2 — Legacy Standard Bible

BOOK 1

The Way of the Righteous and Wicked

1How blessed is the man who ^adoes not walk in the ^bcounsel of the wicked,Nor stand in the ^cway of sinners,Nor ^dsit in the seat of scoffers!²But his ^adelight is ^bin the law of ¹Yahweh,And in His law he meditates ^cday and ^dnight.³And he will be like ^aa tree firmly planted by ¹streams of water,Which yields its fruit in its seasonAnd its ²leaf does not wither;And ³in whatever he does, ^bhe prospers.⁴The wicked are not so,But they are like ^achaff which the wind drives away.⁵Therefore ^athe wicked will not rise in the ^bjudgment,Nor sinners in ^cthe congregation of the righteous.⁶For Yahweh ¹^,^aknows the way of the righteous,But the way of ^bthe wicked will perish.

The Reign of Yahweh’s Anointed

2Why do ^athe ¹nations rageAnd the peoples ^bmeditate on a vain thing?²The ^akings of the earth take their standAnd the rulers take counsel together^bAgainst Yahweh and against His ¹^,^cAnointed, saying,³“Let us ^atear their fetters apartAnd cast away their cords from us!”⁴He who ¹sits in the heavens ^alaughs,The Lord ^bmocks them.⁵Then He speaks to them in His ^aangerAnd ^bterrifies them in His fury, saying,⁶“But as for Me, I have ¹installed ^aMy KingUpon Zion, ^bMy holy mountain.”⁷“I will surely tell of the ¹decree of Yahweh:He said to Me, ‘You are ^aMy Son,Today I have begotten You.⁸‘Ask of Me, and ^aI will surely give ^bthe ¹nations as Your inheritance,And the ^cends of the earth as Your possession.⁹‘You shall ¹^,^abreak them with a ²rod of iron,You shall ^bshatter them like a potter’s vessel.’”¹⁰So now, O kings, ^ashow insight;Take warning, O ¹judges of the earth.¹¹Serve Yahweh with ^afearAnd rejoice with ^btrembling.¹²¹Kiss ^athe Son, lest He become angry, and you perish in the way,For ^bHis ²wrath may ³soon be kindled.How blessed are all who ^ctake refuge in Him!