1  Blessed is the man¹

who ^awalks not in ^bthe counsel of the wicked,

nor stands in ^cthe way of sinners,

nor ^dsits in ^ethe seat of ^fscoffers;

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

and on his ^hlaw he meditates day and night.

3  He is like ⁱa tree

planted by ^jstreams of water

that yields its fruit in its season,

and its ^kleaf does not wither.

^lIn all that he does, he prospers.

4  The wicked are not so,

but are like ^mchaff that the wind drives away.

5  Therefore the wicked ⁿwill not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in ^othe congregation of the righteous;

6  for the Lord ^pknows ^qthe way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked will perish.

3  When I ^vlook at your heavens, the work of your ^wfingers,

the moon and the stars, ^xwhich you have set in place,

4  ^ywhat is man that you are ^zmindful of him,

and ^athe son of man that you ^bcare for him?

5  Yet you have made him a little lower than ^cthe heavenly beings¹

and crowned him with ^dglory and honor.

6  You have given him ^edominion over the works of your hands;

^fyou have put all things under his feet,

1  ^jBlessed is the one whose ^ktransgression is forgiven,

whose sin is covered.

2  Blessed is the man against whom the Lord ^lcounts no iniquity,

and in whose spirit ^mthere is no deceit.

3  For when I kept silent, my ⁿbones wasted away

through my ^ogroaning all day long.

4  For day and night your ^phand was heavy upon me;

my strength was dried up² as by the heat of summer. Selah

5  I ^qacknowledged my sin to you,

and I did not cover my iniquity;

I said, “I ^rwill confess my transgressions to the Lord,”

and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

6  Therefore let everyone who is ^sgodly

offer prayer to you at a time when you ^tmay be found;

surely in the rush of ^ugreat waters,

they shall not reach him.

7  You are a ^vhiding place for me;

you preserve me from ^wtrouble;

you surround me with ^xshouts of deliverance. Selah

8  I will ^yinstruct you and teach you in the way you should go;

I will ^zcounsel you with my eye upon you.

9  ^aBe not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,

which must be curbed with ^bbit and bridle,

or it will not stay near you.

10  ^cMany are the sorrows of the wicked,

but steadfast love surrounds the one who ^dtrusts in the Lord.

11  ^eBe glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,

and ^fshout for joy, all you ^gupright in heart!