Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 1

Psalms 1–41

The Two Paths

(Matthew 5:3–12; Luke 6:20–23)

1Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־'Ash.rei-H835isthe manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר׀'a.SherH834does notלֹ֥אlo'H3808walkהָלַךְ֮ha.laKhH1980in the counselבַּעֲצַ֪תba.'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְשָׁ֫עִ֥יםre.Sha.'ImH7563,orלֹ֥אlo'H3808set footעָמָ֑ד'a.MadH5975on the pathוּבְדֶ֣רֶךְu.ve.De.rekhH1870of sinnersחַ֭טָּאִיםCha.ta.'imH2400,orלֹ֣אlo'H3808sitיָשָֽׁב׃ya.ShavH3427in the seatוּבְמוֹשַׁ֥בu.ve.mo.ShavH4186of mockersלֵ֝צִ֗יםle.TzimH3887.

2Butכִּ֤י אִ֥םki 'imH3588 H518his delightחֶ֫פְצ֥וֹchef.TzoH2656isin the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and on His lawוּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451he meditatesיֶהְגֶּ֗הyeh.GehH1897dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.

3He isוְֽהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961like a treeכְּעֵץ֮ke.'EtzH6086plantedשָׁת֪וּלsha.TulH8362byעַֽל־'al-H5921streamsפַּלְגֵ֫יpal.GeiH6388of waterמָ֥יִםMa.yimH4325,yieldingאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִתֵּ֬ן'a.Sher yi.TenH834 H5414its fruitפִּרְי֨וֹ׀pir.YoH6529in seasonבְּעִתּ֗וֹbe.'i.ToH6256,whose leafוְעָלֵ֥הוּve.'a.Le.huH5929does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808witherיִבּ֑וֹלyi.BolH5034,andוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605who prospersיַצְלִֽיחַ׃yatz.Li.achH6743אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in all he doesיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213.

4Notלֹא־lo'-H3808soכֵ֥ןkhenH3651the wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563!Forכִּ֥יkiH3588they areאִם־'im-H518like chaffכַּ֝מֹּ֗ץka.MotzH4671אֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834driven offתִּדְּפֶ֥נּוּti.de.Fe.nuH5086by the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

5Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֤ן׀'al- kenH5921 H3651the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563will notלֹא־lo'-H3808standיָקֻ֣מוּya.Ku.muH6965in the judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,nor sinnersוְ֝חַטָּאִ֗יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400in the assemblyבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662.

6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068guardsיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045the pathדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.KimH6662,but the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6.

Psalms 1–41

The Two Paths

(Matthew 5:3–12; Luke 6:20–23)

Commentaries on Psalms 1