Psalms 1-2

Psalm 1

¹Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

²But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

³He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

⁴Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.

⁵Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

⁶For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 2

¹Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

²The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

³“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”

⁴The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.

⁵Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:

⁶“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”

⁷I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.

⁸Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.

⁹You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery.”

¹⁰Therefore be wise, O kings; be admonished, O judges of the earth.

¹¹Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

¹²Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.