Psalm 1:1 - The LORD Blesses Job (2024)

New International Version
Blessed 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,New Living Translation
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.English Standard Version
Blessed 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;Berean Standard Bible
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.King James Bible
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.New King James Version
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;New American Standard Bible
Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!NASB 1995
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!NASB 1977
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!Legacy Standard Bible
How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!Amplified Bible
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers).Christian Standard Bible
How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!Holman Christian Standard Bible
How 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! American Standard Version
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Blessed is the man that walks not in the way of the evil and does not stand in the counsel of sinners and does not sit on the seat of mockers.Brenton Septuagint Translation
Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of evil men.Contemporary English Version
God blesses those people who refuse evil advice and won't follow sinners or join in sneering at God. Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence. English Revised Version
BOOK I Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.GOD'S WORD® Translation
Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of wicked people, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers.Good News Translation
Happy are those who reject the advice of evil people, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God. International Standard Version
How blessed is the person, who does not take the advice of the wicked, who does not stand on the path with sinners, and who does not sit in the seat of mockers.JPS Tanakh 1917
HAPPY IS the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stood in the way of sinners, Nor sat in the seat of the scornful.Literal Standard Version
O the blessedness of that one, | Who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked, | And has not stood in the way of sinners, | And has not sat in the seat of scorners;Majority Standard Bible
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.New American Bible
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in company with scoffers. NET Bible
How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers! New Revised Standard Version
Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers;New Heart English Bible
Blessed is the one who doesn't follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join in with scoffers.Webster's Bible Translation
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers.World English Bible
Blessed 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; Young's Literal Translation
O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;Additional Translations ...

(1) Blessed.--The Hebrew word is a plural noun, from the root meaning to be "straight," or "right." Literally, Blessings to the man who, &c.

Walketh . . . standeth . . . sitteth.--Better, went, stood, sat. The good man is first described on the negative side. In the short summary of evil from which he has been saved, it is the custom of commentators to see an epitome of the whole history of sin. But the apparent gradation was a necessity of the rhythm. The three terms employed, however, for evil have distinctive significations. (1) The ungodly. Properly, restless, wanting in self-control, victims of ungoverned passion, as defined in Isaiah 57:20. (2) Sinners. General term for wrong-doers. (3) Scornful. A proverbial word, defined in Proverbs 21:24 : Aquila has "mockers;" Symmachus "impostors;" the LXX. "pests;" Vulgate "pest." The words expressing the conduct and the career, "counsel," "way," are aptly chosen, and correspond with "went," "stood." Possibly "seat" should be "assembly." (Comp. Psalm 107:32.) It has an official sound, and without unduly pressing the language, we think of the graduation in vice which sometimes ends in deliberate preference for those who despise virtue. (Comp. Psalm 26:4-5.)

Verse 1. - Blessed is the man; literally, blessings are to the man. But the Authorized Version exactly gives the sense (comp. Psalm 2:12). That walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly. The margin gives, "or wicked," and this is probably the best rendering of the word used (רשׁעים). The righteous man is first described negatively, under three heads.

(1) He "does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly:" i.e. he does not throw in his lot with the wicked does not participate in their projects or designs;

(2) he standeth not in the way of sinners; i.e. he does not take part in their actions, does not follow the same moral paths; and

(3) he sitteth not in the seat of the scornful; i.e. has no fellowship with them in the "scorn" which they cast upon religion. The word used for scornful (לֵצ) is Solomonian (Proverbs 1:22; Proverbs 3:34; Proverbs 13:1), but in the Psalter occurs only in this place. Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

Blessed
אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־ (’aš·rê-)
Interjection
Strong's 835: Happiness, interjection, how happy!

[is] the man
הָאִ֗ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who
אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

does not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

walk
הָלַךְ֮ (hā·laḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in the counsel
בַּעֲצַ֪ת (ba·‘ă·ṣaṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 6098: Advice, plan, prudence

of the wicked,
רְשָׁ֫עִ֥ים (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

or
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

set foot
עָמָ֑ד (‘ā·māḏ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

on the path
וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ (ū·ḇə·ḏe·reḵ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

of sinners,
חַ֭טָּאִים (ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 2400: A criminal, one accounted guilty

or
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

sit
יָשָֽׁב׃ (yā·šāḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in the seat
וּבְמוֹשַׁ֥ב (ū·ḇə·mō·wō·šaḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4186: A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers

of mockers.
לֵ֝צִ֗ים (lê·ṣîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 3887: Ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker

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