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Rather, the law of the Lord[a] is his joy;
    and on his law he meditates day and night.(A)
He is like a tree(B)
    planted near streams of water,
    that yields its fruit in season;
Its leaves never wither;
    whatever he does prospers.

II

But not so are the wicked,[b] not so!
    They are like chaff driven by the wind.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:2 The law of the Lord: either the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, or, more probably, divine teaching or instruction.
  2. 1:4 The wicked: those who by their actions distance themselves from God’s life-giving presence.

but whose delight(A) is in the law of the Lord,(B)
    and who meditates(C) on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree(D) planted by streams(E) of water,(F)
    which yields its fruit(G) in season
and whose leaf(H) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.(I)

Not so the wicked!
    They are like chaff(J)
    that the wind blows away.

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