Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand or endure in the judgment. Nor shall sinners belong in the congregation of the righteous. They are like chaff that the wind blows and drives away.
In contrast stands the blessed person who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful. He delights in the law of the Lord and meditates in it day and night. Those who obey God's law are like a tree planted by rivers of water that brings forth fruit in its season, whose lives bear fruit. Its leaf does not wither, and whatever they do prospers.
The Lord knows the way of the righteous, which contrasts their fate with the ungodly, whose way shall perish. Obedience brings peace and consolation. Those linked with Christ receive heaven's light and a peace that the world cannot give or take away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand or endure in the judgment. Nor shall sinners belong in the congregation of the righteous. They are like chaff that the wind blows and drives away.
In contrast stands the blessed person who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful. He delights in the law of the Lord and meditates in it day and night. Those who obey God's law are like a tree planted by rivers of water that brings forth fruit in its season, whose lives bear fruit. Its leaf does not wither, and whatever they do prospers.
The Lord knows the way of the righteous, which contrasts their fate with the ungodly, whose way shall perish. Obedience brings peace and consolation. Those linked with Christ receive heaven's light and a peace that the world cannot give or take away.