| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits 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 on 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 is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that 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 are like chaff that 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 congregation 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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