The Path Of The Righteous And The Path Of The Wicked

1 Praise ye Yah! How happy is the man who revereth Yahweh, In his commandments, delighteth he greatly;

1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

1 (a)Praise (b)the Lord!How (A)blessed is the man who (c)fears the Lord,Who greatly (B)delights in His commandments.

1 Hallelujah!(a)Happy is the man who fears the Lord,taking great delight in His commands.(A)

1 Hallelujah! How happy is the person who fears the LORD, who truly delights in his commandments.

2 Mighty in the earth, shall be his seed, The generation of the upright, shall be blessed;

2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

2 His (d)(C)descendants will be mighty (e)on earth;The generation of the (D)upright will be blessed.

2 His descendants will be powerful in the land;the generation of the upright will be blessed.(B)

2 His descendants will be powerful in the land, a generation of the upright who will be blessed.

3 Wealth and riches, shall be in his house, and, his righteousness, standeth for aye.

3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

3 (E)Wealth and riches are in his house,And his righteousness endures forever.

3 Wealth and riches are in his house,(C)and his righteousness endures forever.(D)

3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

4 Risen - in darkness, is light to the upright, The gracious and compassionate and righteous.

4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

4 Light arises in the darkness (F)for the upright;He is (G)gracious and compassionate and righteous.

4 Light shines in the darkness for the upright.(E)He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.(F)

4 A light shines in the darkness for the upright, for the one who is gracious, compassionate, and just.

5 Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.

5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

5 It is well with the man who (H)is gracious and lends;He will (f)maintain his cause in judgment.

5 Good will come to a man who lends generouslyand conducts his business fairly.(G)

5 It is good for the person who lends generously, conducting his affairs with fairness.

6 Surely, unto times age-abiding, shall he not be shaken, In remembrance, age-abiding, shall the righteous one remain;

6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

6 For he will (I)never be shaken;The (J)righteous will be (g)remembered forever.

6 He will never be shaken.(H)The righteous man will be remembered forever.(I)

6 He will never be shaken; the one who is just will always be remembered.

7 Of evil tidings, shall he not be afraid, Established is his heart, led to trust in Yahweh;

7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.

7 He will not fear (K)evil tidings;His (L)heart is steadfast, (M)trusting in the Lord.

7 He will not fear bad news;his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.(J)

7 He need not fear a bad report, for his heart is unshaken, since he trusts in the LORD.

8 Upheld is his heart, he shall not be afraid, until that he gazeth on his foes.

8 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.

8 His (N)heart is upheld, he (O)will not fear,Until he (P)looks with satisfaction on his adversaries.

8 His heart is assured; he will not fear.(K)In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.(L)

8 His heart is steadfast, he will not fear. In the end he will look in triumph over his enemy.

9 He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the needy, His righteousness, standeth for aye, His horn, shall be exalted in honour.

9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

9 (h)He (Q)has given freely to the poor,His righteousness endures forever;His (R)horn will be exalted in honor.

9 He distributes freely to the poor;his righteousness endures forever.(M)His horn will be exalted in honor.(N)

9 He gives generously to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.

10 The lawless one, shall see, and be indignant, his teeth, will he gnash and melt away, The craving of the lawless, shall vanish.

10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

10 The (S)wicked will see it and be (i)vexed,He will (T)gnash his teeth and (U)melt away;The (V)desire of the wicked will perish.

10 The wicked man will see it and be angry;he will gnash his teeth in despair.(O)The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.(P)

10 The wicked person sees this and flies into a rage; his teeth gnash and wear away. The desire of the wicked will amount to nothing.

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