1  ^{1 o}Blessed are those whose way is blameless,

who ^pwalk in the law of the Lord!

2  Blessed are those who ^qkeep his testimonies,

who ^rseek him with their whole heart,

3  who also do no wrong,

but walk in his ways!

4  You have commanded your precepts

to be ^skept ^tdiligently.

5  Oh that my ways may be steadfast

in ^ukeeping your statutes!

6  Then I shall ^vnot be put to shame,

having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.

7  I will praise you with an upright heart,

when I learn your righteous rules.²

8  I will keep your statutes;

^wdo not utterly forsake me!

1  ^aBlessed is the man¹

who walks not in the ^bcounsel of the wicked,

nor stands in the way of sinners,

nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

2  but his ^cdelight is in the law² of the Lord,

and on his law he ^dmeditates day and night.

3  ^eHe is like a tree

planted by streams of water

that ^fyields its fruit in its season,

and its leaf does not wither.

In all that he does, he ^gprospers.

4  The wicked are not so,

but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

5  Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;

6  for ^hthe Lord knows the way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked will perish.