Psalms 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 2

¹Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

KJVWhy do the heathen^H1471 rage^H7283^(H8804), and the people^H3816 imagine^H1897^(H8799) a vain thing^H7385?

² The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying,

KJVThe kings^H4428 of the earth^H776 set^H3320^(H8691) themselves, and the rulers^H7336^(H8802) take counsel^H3245^(H8738) together^H3162, against the LORD^H3068, and against his anointed^H4899, saying,

³ “Let’s break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us.”

KJVLet us break^H5423 their bands^H4147 asunder^H5423^(H8762), and cast away^H7993^(H8686) their cords^H5688 from us.

⁴ He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.

KJVHe that sitteth^H3427^(H8802) in the heavens^H8064 shall laugh^H7832^(H8799): the Lord^H136 shall have them in derision^H3932^(H8799).

⁵ Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath:

KJVThen shall he speak^H1696^(H8762) unto them in his wrath^H639, and vex^H926^(H8762) them in his sore displeasure^H2740.

⁶ “Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”

KJVYet have I set^H5258^(H8804) my king^H4428 upon my holy^H6944 hill^H2022 of Zion^H6726.

⁷ I will tell of the decree: Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.

KJVI will declare^H5608^(H8762) the decree^H2706: the LORD^H3068 hath said^H559^(H8804) unto me, Thou art my Son^H1121; this day^H3117 have I begotten^H3205^(H8804) thee.

⁸ Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.

KJVAsk^H7592^(H8798) of me, and I shall give^H5414^(H8799) thee the heathen^H1471 for thine inheritance^H5159, and the uttermost parts^H657 of the earth^H776 for thy possession^H272.

⁹ You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

KJVThou shalt break^H7489^(H8799) them with a rod^H7626 of iron^H1270; thou shalt dash them in pieces^H5310^(H8762) like a potter's^H3335^(H8802) vessel^H3627.

¹⁰ Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

KJVBe wise^H7919^(H8685) now therefore, O ye kings^H4428: be instructed^H3256^(H8734), ye judges^H8199^(H8802) of the earth^H776.

¹¹ Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

KJVServe^H5647^(H8798) the LORD^H3068 with fear^H3374, and rejoice^H1523^(H8798) with trembling^H7461.

¹² Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.

KJVKiss^H5401^(H8761) the Son^H1248, lest he be angry^H599^(H8799), and ye perish^H6^(H8799) from the way^H1870, when his wrath^H639 is kindled^H1197^(H8799) but a little^H4592. Blessed^H835 are all they that put their trust^H2620^(H8802) in him.

WEB·Psalms 1

¹Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

KJVBlessed^H835 is the man^H376 that walketh^H1980^(H8804) not in the counsel^H6098 of the ungodly^H7563, nor standeth^H5975^(H8804) in the way^H1870 of sinners^H2400, nor sitteth^H3427^(H8804) in the seat^H4186 of the scornful^H3887^(H8801).

² but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.

KJVBut his delight^H2656 is in the law^H8451 of the LORD^H3068; and in his law^H8451 doth he meditate^H1897^(H8799) day^H3119 and night^H3915.

³ He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

KJVAnd he shall be like a tree^H6086 planted^H8362^(H8803) by the rivers^H6388 of water^H4325, that bringeth forth^H5414^(H8799) his fruit^H6529 in his season^H6256; his leaf^H5929 also shall not wither^H5034^(H8799); and whatsoever he doeth^H6213^(H8799) shall prosper^H6743^(H8686).

⁴ The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

KJVThe ungodly^H7563 are not so: but are like the chaff^H4671 which the wind^H7307 driveth away^H5086^(H8799).

⁵ Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

KJVTherefore the ungodly^H7563 shall not stand^H6965^(H8799) in the judgment^H4941, nor sinners^H2400 in the congregation^H5712 of the righteous^H6662.

⁶ For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 knoweth^H3045^(H8802) the way^H1870 of the righteous^H6662: but the way^H1870 of the ungodly^H7563 shall perish^H6^(H8799).

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