The Path Of The Righteous And The Path Of The Wicked
1 Praise ye Jah! O the happiness of one fearing Jehovah, In His commands he hath delighted 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! How happy is the person who fears the LORD, who truly delights in his commandments.
2 Mighty in the earth is his seed, The generation of the upright is 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, a generation of the upright who will be blessed.
4 Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, 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 A light shines in the darkness for the upright, for the one who is gracious, compassionate, and just.
8 Sustained is his heart -- he feareth not, Till that he look on his adversaries.
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 steadfast, he will not fear. In the end he will look in triumph over his enemy.
9 He hath scattered -- hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with 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 wicked seeth, and hath been angry, His teeth he gnasheth, and hath melted, The desire of the wicked doth perish!
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.