1:1 How blessed ²  is the one ³  who does not follow ⁴  the advice ⁵  of the wicked, ⁶ 

or stand in the pathway ⁷  with sinners,

or sit in the assembly ⁸  of scoffers! ⁹ 

1:2 Instead ¹⁰  he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; ¹¹ 

he meditates on ¹²  his commands ¹³  day and night.

1:3 He is like ¹⁴  a tree planted by flowing streams; ¹⁵ 

it ¹⁶  yields ¹⁷  its fruit at the proper time, ¹⁸ 

and its leaves never fall off. ¹⁹ 

He succeeds in everything he attempts. ²⁰ 

1:4 Not so with the wicked!

Instead ²¹  they are like wind-driven chaff. ²² 

1:5 For this reason ²³  the wicked cannot withstand ²⁴  judgment, ²⁵ 

nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly. ²⁶ 

1:6 Certainly ²⁷  the Lord guards the way of the godly, ²⁸ 

but the way of the wicked ends in destruction. ²⁹ 

2:1 Why ³¹  do the nations rebel? ³² 

Why ³³  are the countries ³⁴  devising ³⁵  plots that will fail? ³⁶ 

2:2 The kings of the earth ³⁷  form a united front; ³⁸ 

the rulers collaborate ³⁹ 

against the Lord and his anointed king. ⁴⁰ 

2:3 They say, ⁴¹  “Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! ⁴² 

Let’s free ourselves from ⁴³  their ropes!”

2:4 The one enthroned ⁴⁴  in heaven laughs in disgust; ⁴⁵ 

the Lord taunts ⁴⁶  them.

2:5 Then he angrily speaks to them

and terrifies them in his rage, ⁴⁷  saying, ⁴⁸ 

2:6 “I myself ⁴⁹  have installed ⁵⁰  my king

on Zion, my holy hill.”

2:7 The king says, ⁵¹  “I will announce the Lord’s decree. He said to me: ⁵² 

‘You are my son! ⁵³  This very day I have become your father!

2:8 Ask me,

and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, ⁵⁴ 

the ends of the earth as your personal property.

2:9 You will break them ⁵⁵  with an iron scepter; ⁵⁶ 

you will smash them like a potter’s jar!’” ⁵⁷ 

2:10 So now, you kings, do what is wise; ⁵⁸ 

you rulers of the earth, submit to correction! ⁵⁹ 

2:11 Serve ⁶⁰  the Lord in fear!

Repent in terror! ⁶¹ 

2:12 Give sincere homage! ⁶² 

Otherwise he ⁶³  will be angry, ⁶⁴ 

and you will die because of your behavior, ⁶⁵ 

when his anger quickly ignites. ⁶⁶ 

How blessed ⁶⁷  are all who take shelter in him! ⁶⁸