| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 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! | 1How happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked or take the path of sinners or join a group of mockers! |
| 2But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. | 2Instead, his delight is in the LORD's instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. |
| 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. | 3He is like a tree planted beside streams of water that bears its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. |
| 4The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away. | 4The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away. |
| 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. | 5Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment, and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous. |
| 6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish. | 6For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin. |
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