| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, | 1Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. |
| 2but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night. | 2But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. |
| 3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither-- whatever they do prospers. | 3They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. |
| 4Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. | 4But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. |
| 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. | 5They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. |
| 6For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction. | 6For the LORD watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction. |
| New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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