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<span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1#h=8:0-9:0"><span class="altsize">4</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="19-1-1" data-section-citation="019001001019001001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Psalm 1:1</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1/0" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1/1" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-2"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 22:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-2" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-2" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="se"></p> <div id="p3" data-pid="3"><p data-pid="3" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/0/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="3" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/0/0">3/1/2009, p. 17</a></p><p data-pid="3" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/1/0">1/1/2007, pp. 4-5</a></p><p data-pid="3" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/2/0">5/15/2006, p. 18</a></p><p data-pid="3" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/3/0">7/15/2004, pp. 10-12</a></p><p data-pid="3" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/4/0">9/1/1999, p. 23</a></p> </div><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/0/0">w09 3/1 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/0/2"> w07 1/1 4-5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/0/4"> w06 5/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/0/6"> w04 7/15 10-12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/0/8"> w99 9/1 23;</a></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"></p> <p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/0/0">w79 1/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/0/2"> w57 636;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/0/3"> w53 660</a></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="19-1-2" data-section-citation="019001002019001002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Psalm 1:2</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-1"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p3348" data-pid="3348">Or “he meditates on His law.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1/2" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-3"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 19:7; 40:8; 112:1; Mt 5:3; Ro 7:22; Jas 1:25</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-3" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-3" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1/3" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-4"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 1:8; Ps 119:97; 1Ti 4:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-4" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-4" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="se"></p> <div id="p5" data-pid="5"><p data-pid="5" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/5/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="5" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/5/0">12/2023, pp. 26-27</a></p><p data-pid="5" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/6/0">10/2023, p. 23</a></p> </div><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/7/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 11</a></p> <div id="p7" data-pid="7"><p data-pid="7" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/8/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="7" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/8/0">3/1/2009, p. 17</a></p><p data-pid="7" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/9/0">1/1/2007, pp. 5-6</a></p><p data-pid="7" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/10/0">5/15/2006, p. 18</a></p><p data-pid="7" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/11/0">7/15/2004, p. 12</a></p><p data-pid="7" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/12/0">9/1/1999, pp. 23-24</a></p><p data-pid="7" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/13/0">9/15/1992, p. 32</a></p> </div><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/1/0">w23.10 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/1/2"> w23.12 26-27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/1/4"> lff lessons 11,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/1/6"> 60;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/1/8"> w09 3/1 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/1/10"> w07 1/1 5-6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/1/12"> w06 5/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/1/14"> w04 7/15 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/1/16"> w99 9/1 23-24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/1/18"> w92 9/15 32;</a></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/1/0">w79 1/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/1/2"> w76 506;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/1/5"> w73 205;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/1/7"> w62 523;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/1/8"> w57 468,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/1/9"> 636;</a><span class="ni"> w36 68</span></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="19-1-3" data-section-citation="019001003019001003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Psalm 1:3</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1/4" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-5"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 22:13; Jer 17:7, 8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-5" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-5" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="se"></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/14/0"><em>Close to Jehovah,</em> p. 284</a></p> <div id="p10" data-pid="10"><p data-pid="10" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/15/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="10" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/15/0">10/2021, p. 25</a></p> </div><p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/16/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 11</a></p> <div id="p12" data-pid="12"><p data-pid="12" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/17/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="12" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/17/0">11/2017, p. 30</a></p> </div><div id="p13" data-pid="13"><p data-pid="13" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/18/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="13" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/18/0">3/1/2009, pp. 16-17</a></p><p data-pid="13" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/19/0">1/1/2007, pp. 4,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/20/0"> 6</a></p><p data-pid="13" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/21/0">12/15/2004, pp. 20-21</a></p><p data-pid="13" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/22/0">7/15/2004, pp. 12-13</a></p><p data-pid="13" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/23/0">3/1/2004, p. 28</a></p><p data-pid="13" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/24/0">9/1/1999, p. 24</a></p><p data-pid="13" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/25/0">10/1/1987, pp. 13-14</a></p> </div><p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/26/0"><em>Ministry School,</em> p. 10</a></p> <p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/0">cl 284;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/2"> w21.10 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/4"> lff lesson 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/6"> w17.11 30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/8"> w09 3/1 16-17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/10"> w07 1/1 4,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/12"> 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/14"> w04 3/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/16"> w04 7/15 12-13;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/18"> w04 12/15 20-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/20"> be 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/22"> w99 9/1 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/2/24"> w87 10/1 13-14;</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/2/0">w80 8/1 8;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/2/2"> w79 1/1 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/2/4"> w75 697;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/2/6"> w73 205;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/2/8"> w53 660</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="19-1-4" data-section-citation="019001004019001004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Psalm 1:4</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="se"></p> <div id="p16" data-pid="16"><p data-pid="16" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/27/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="16" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/27/0">7/15/2004, pp. 13-14</a></p> </div><p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/3/0">w04 7/15 13-14;</a></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/3/0">w79 1/1 28-29</a></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="19-1-5" data-section-citation="019001005019001005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Psalm 1:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1/5" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-6"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 25:41</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-6" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-6" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1/6" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-7"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mal 3:18; Mt 13:49, 50</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-7" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-7" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="se"></p> <p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/28/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 997</a></p> <p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/4/0">it-1 997;</a></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/4/0">w79 1/1 28-29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/4/4"> bw 135;</a><span class="ni"> w42 57;</span><span class="ni"> w39 109;</span><span class="ni"> w35 232</span></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" 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data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1/8" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-9"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 14:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-9" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-9" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="se"></p> <div id="p20" data-pid="20"><p data-pid="20" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/29/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="20" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204408/29/0">7/15/2004, pp. 14-15</a></p> </div><p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270019/5/0">w04 7/15 14-15;</a></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020019/5/0">w79 1/1 29</a></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane 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class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1/3/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-4-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ps. 1:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 1:8; Ps 119:97; 1Ti 4:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-4-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-4-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/19/1/4/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-5-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Ps. 1:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span 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data-bid="2-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p5" data-pid="5"><p data-pid="5" class="sl"><span id="v19-1-2-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070123/13941" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>But his delight is in the law of Jehovah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070123/2" data-bid="3-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="5" class="sz"><span id="v19-1-2-2" class="v">And he reads His law in an undertone<a id="footnotesource1" data-fnid="1" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070123/0">*</a> day and night.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070123/3" data-bid="4-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p6" data-pid="6"><p data-pid="6" class="sl"><span id="v19-1-3-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070123/13942" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>He will be like a tree planted by streams of water,</span></p><p data-pid="6" class="sz"><span id="v19-1-3-2" class="v">A tree that produces fruit in its season,</span></p><p data-pid="6" class="sz"><span id="v19-1-3-3" class="v">The foliage of which does not wither.</span></p> </div><p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sz"><span id="v19-1-3-4" class="v">And everything he does will succeed.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070123/4" data-bid="5-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <div id="p8" data-pid="8"><p data-pid="8" class="sl"><span id="v19-1-4-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070123/13943" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>The wicked are not like that;</span></p><p data-pid="8" class="sz"><span id="v19-1-4-2" class="v">They are like the chaff that the wind blows away.</span></p> </div><div id="p9" data-pid="9"><p data-pid="9" class="sl"><span id="v19-1-5-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070123/13944" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>That is why the wicked will not remain standing in the judgment;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070123/5" data-bid="6-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="9" class="sz"><span id="v19-1-5-2" class="v">Nor will sinners remain standing in the assembly of the righteous.<a 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