Psalm 1, NEW INTERNATIONAL READER’S VERSION
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Blessed is the one who obeys the law of the Lord.  He doesn’t follow the advice of evil people.  He doesn’t make a habit of doing what sinners do.  He doesn’t join those who make fun of the Lord and his law.
 

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Instead, he takes delight in the law of the Lord.  He thinks about his law day and night.
 

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He is like a tree that is planted near a stream of water.  It always bears its fruit at the right time.  Its leaves don’t dry up. Everything godly people do turns out well.
 

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Sinful people are not like that at all.  They are like straw that the wind blows away.
 

5

When the Lord judges them, their life will come to an end.  Sinners won’t have any place among those who are godly.
 

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