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<a href="/bsb/psalms/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/psalms/1.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/psalms/1.htm">New King James Version</a> 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; <a href="/nasb_/psalms/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> 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! <a href="/nasb/psalms/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> 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! <a href="/nasb77/psalms/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> 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! <a href="/lsb/psalms/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> 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! <a href="/amp/psalms/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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). <a href="/csb/psalms/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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! <a href="/hcsb/psalms/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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! <a href="/asv/psalms/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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: <a href="/cev/psalms/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> God blesses those people who refuse evil advice and won't follow sinners or join in sneering at God. <a href="/erv/psalms/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/psalms/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of wicked people, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers. <a href="/gnt/psalms/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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. <a href="/isv/psalms/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/msb/psalms/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/psalms/1.htm">NET Bible</a> 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! <a href="/nheb/psalms/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Blessed is the one who doesn't follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join in with scoffers. <a href="/wbt/psalms/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/psalms/1.htm">World English Bible</a> 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; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/psalms/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> 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; <a href="/ylt/psalms/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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; <a href="/slt/psalms/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Happy the man who went not in the counsel of the unjust, and he stood not in the way of the sinful, and sat not in the seat of those scoffing.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/psalms/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> 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. <a href="/cpdv/psalms/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Blessed is the man who has not followed the counsel of the impious, and has not remained in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the chair of pestilence. <a href="/nabre/psalms/1.htm">New American Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nrsvce/psalms/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> 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;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/psalms/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> BLESSED is the man who walks not in the way of the ungodly, nor abides by the counsel of sinners, nor sits in the company of mockers; <a href="/hpbt/psalms/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/psalms/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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. <a href="/sep/psalms/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> 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. <a href="/parallel/psalms/1-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/psalms/1.htm">The LORD Blesses Job</a> …17And so Job died, old and full of years. 1<a href="/hebrew/835.htm" title="835: ’aš·rê- (Interjection) -- Happiness, blessedness. From 'ashar; happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!">Blessed</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">is the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">walk</a> <a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098: ba·‘ă·ṣaṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Counsel, advice. From ya'ats; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence.">in the counsel</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ā·māḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">set foot</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ū·ḇə·ḏe·reḵ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">on the path</a> <a href="/hebrew/2400.htm" title="2400: ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm (Adj-mp) -- Sinful, sinners. Intensively from chata'; a criminal, or one accounted guilty.">of sinners,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yā·šāḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">sit</a> <a href="/hebrew/4186.htm" title="4186: ū·ḇə·mō·wō·šaḇ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Or moshab; from yashab; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode; by implication, population.">in the seat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3887.htm" title="3887: lê·ṣîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to make mouths at, i.e. To scoff; hence to interpret, or intercede.">of mockers.</a> 2But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5-8</a> This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. / He will be like a shrub in the desert; he will not see when prosperity comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives. / But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. ... <a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Proverbs 4:14-15</a> Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. / Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by. <a href="/proverbs/13-20.htm">Proverbs 13:20</a> He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. <a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10-15</a> My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them. / If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/15-33.htm">1 Corinthians 15:33</a> Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.” <a href="/proverbs/24-1.htm">Proverbs 24:1-2</a> Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; / for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. <a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a> Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a> Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ... <a href="/proverbs/19-27.htm">Proverbs 19:27</a> If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge. <a href="/proverbs/23-6.htm">Proverbs 23:6-7</a> Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies; / for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3-12</a> “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. / Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. ... <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a> Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ... <a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">1 Peter 4:3-4</a> For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. / Because of this, they consider it strange of you not to plunge with them into the same flood of reckless indiscretion, and they heap abuse on you. <a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a> Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.<a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1-3</a> 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… <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4-6</a> The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away… A.<a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Psalm 2:12</a> Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.<a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Psalm 32:1,2</a> A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered… <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalm 34:8</a> O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.walketh<a href="/psalms/81-12.htm">Psalm 81:12</a> So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.<a href="/genesis/5-24.htm">Genesis 5:24</a> And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.<a href="/leviticus/26-27.htm">Leviticus 26:27,28</a> And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; … counsel<a href="/psalms/64-2.htm">Psalm 64:2</a> Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:<a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Genesis 49:6</a> O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.<a href="/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3</a> He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to do wickedly.ungodly.<a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Psalm 26:12</a> My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.<a href="/romans/5-2.htm">Romans 5:2</a> By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.<a href="/ephesians/6-13.htm">Ephesians 6:13</a> Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.way<a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Psalm 1:6</a> For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/42-12.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Company</a> <a href="/job/42-3.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/job/38-15.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/job/7-7.htm">Happiness</a> <a href="/job/29-11.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/job/40-10.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/job/41-32.htm">Path</a> <a href="/job/29-25.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/job/16-20.htm">Scoffers</a> <a href="/hosea/7-5.htm">Scorners</a> <a href="/mark/5-40.htm">Scornful</a> <a href="/job/42-6.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/job/40-12.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/job/36-22.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/esther/6-10.htm">Sits</a> <a href="/esther/6-10.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/job/41-10.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/job/41-26.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/job/32-16.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/job/34-30.htm">Ungodly</a> <a href="/job/29-3.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/job/38-16.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/job/34-8.htm">Walks</a> <a href="/job/41-32.htm">Way</a> <a href="/job/40-12.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/2-2.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Happiness</a> <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/psalms/2-11.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/9-4.htm">Sat</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Scoffers</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Scorners</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Scornful</a> <a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/9-4.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Sits</a> <a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Standeth</a> <a href="/psalms/20-8.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Ungodly</a> <a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/psalms/26-1.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Walketh</a> <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Walks</a> <a href="/psalms/1-6.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 1</div>1. <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">The happiness of the godly</a> 4. <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">The unhappiness of the ungodly</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, being blessed is not merely about material prosperity but about a deep-seated joy and peace that comes from a right relationship with God. This word sets the tone for the entire Psalm, indicating that the following instructions are a pathway to true happiness and fulfillment in life. The concept of blessing in the Bible often involves a covenant relationship with God, where obedience and faithfulness lead to divine favor.is the man This phrase emphasizes the individual responsibility and personal nature of the relationship with God. In Hebrew, "הָאִישׁ" (ha'ish) refers to a person, highlighting that the blessings of God are available to anyone who chooses to follow His ways. It underscores the personal decision each person must make to walk in righteousness. Historically, this reflects the biblical understanding that while God deals with nations, He also intimately knows and blesses individuals who seek Him.who walks not The verb "walks" (הָלַךְ, halak) in Hebrew is often used metaphorically to describe one's way of life or conduct. It suggests a continuous, habitual action. The negative "not" indicates a deliberate choice to avoid certain behaviors. This phrase implies that the blessed person consciously chooses a path that avoids evil and aligns with God's will. Walking in biblical terms often symbolizes living according to God's commandments and statutes.in the counsel of the wicked "Counsel" (עֵצָה, etzah) refers to advice, plans, or purposes. The "wicked" (רְשָׁעִים, resha'im) are those who live in opposition to God's laws. This phrase warns against adopting the mindset or advice of those who reject God's authority. Historically, Israel was often led astray by following the counsel of ungodly nations, and this serves as a reminder to seek wisdom from God rather than from those who do not honor Him.nor stands in the way of sinners "Stands" (עָמַד, amad) suggests taking a position or being stationary, indicating a more deliberate association than merely walking. "The way" (דֶּרֶךְ, derek) refers to a path or lifestyle. "Sinners" (חַטָּאִים, chatta'im) are those who miss the mark of God's standards. This phrase warns against becoming entrenched in sinful behaviors or lifestyles. It reflects the biblical teaching that association with sin can lead to spiritual stagnation and separation from God.nor sits in the seat of mockers "Sits" (יָשַׁב, yashav) implies dwelling or abiding, suggesting a settled state of being. "The seat" (מוֹשָׁב, moshav) can refer to a dwelling place or assembly. "Mockers" (לֵצִים, letzim) are those who scorn or ridicule what is holy. This phrase represents the final stage of spiritual decline, where one not only participates in sin but also openly ridicules righteousness. In the biblical context, mockers are often portrayed as those who are hardened in their rebellion against God, and this serves as a warning to avoid such company.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(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 <a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm" title="But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.">Isaiah 57:20</a>. (2) Sinners. General term for wrong-doers. (3) Scornful. A proverbial word, defined in <a href="/proverbs/21-24.htm" title="Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who deals in proud wrath.">Proverbs 21:24</a> : 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. <a href="/psalms/107-32.htm" title="Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.">Psalm 107:32</a>.) 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. <a href="/context/psalms/26-4.htm" title="I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.">Psalm 26:4-5</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - Blessed is the man; literally, blessings are to the man. But the Authorized Version exactly gives the sense (comp. <a href="/psalms/2-12.htm">Psalm 2:12</a>). 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 (<a href="/proverbs/1-22.htm">Proverbs 1:22</a>; <a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Proverbs 3:34</a>; <a href="/proverbs/13-1.htm">Proverbs 13:1</a>), but in the Psalter occurs only in this place. <a href="/commentaries/psalms/1-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Blessed אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־ (’aš·rê-) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_835.htm">Strong's 835: </a> Happiness, interjection, how happy! [is] the man הָאִ֗ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that does not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no walk הָלַךְ֮ (hā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk in the counsel בַּעֲצַ֪ת (ba·‘ă·ṣaṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6098.htm">Strong's 6098: </a> Advice, plan, prudence of the wicked, רְשָׁ֫עִ֥ים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> Wrong, an, bad person or לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no set foot עָמָ֑ד (‘ā·māḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> To stand, in various relations on the path וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ (ū·ḇə·ḏe·reḵ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action of sinners, חַ֭טָּאִים (ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> A criminal, one accounted guilty or לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no sit יָשָֽׁב׃ (yā·šāḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> 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 <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4186.htm">Strong's 4186: </a> A seat, assembly, dwelling place, dwelling, dwellers of mockers. לֵ֝צִ֗ים (lê·ṣîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3887.htm">Strong's 3887: </a> Ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/psalms/1-1.htm">Psalm 1:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/psalms/1-1.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the man who doesn't walk (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/42-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 42:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 42:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/1-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 1:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 1:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>