Psalm 1, side by side

Two versions of the same chapter. Each row is one verse, so you can see how the wording changes.

Modern

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.

Classic

1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Modern

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

Classic

2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Modern

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.

Classic

3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Modern

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

Classic

4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Modern

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

Classic

5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Modern

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

Classic

6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

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