Psalm 1–2

Psalm I.

Blessed is the man

That ^awalketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,

Nor standeth in the way of sinners,

Nor ^bsitteth in the seat of the ^cscornful.

²But ^dhis delight is in the law of the Lord;

And ^ein his law doth he meditate day and night.

³And he shall be ^flike a tree planted by the rivers of water,

That bringeth forth his fruit in his season;

^gHis leaf also shall not wither;

And whatsoever he doeth shall ^hprosper.

⁴The ungodly are not so:

But are ⁱlike the chaff which the wind driveth away.

⁵Therefore the ungodly shall not ^jstand in the judgment,

Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

⁶For ^kthe Lord knoweth the way of the righteous:

But the way ^lof the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm II.

^aWhy do ^bthe heathen rage,

And the people imagine a vain thing?

²The ^ckings of the earth set themselves,

And the ^crulers take counsel together,

Against the Lord, and against his ^danointed, ^esaying,

³Let us ^fbreak their bands asunder,

And cast away their cords from us.

⁴He that ^gsitteth in the heavens shall ^hlaugh:

The Lord shall ^hihave them in derision.

⁵Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath,

And vex them in his sore displeasure.

⁶Yet have I set my king

Upon my holy hill of Zion.

⁷I will declare the decree:

The Lord hath said unto me, ^kThou art my Son;

This day have I begotten thee.

⁸Ask of me,

And I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance,

And ^lthe uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

⁹Thou shalt ^mbreak them ⁿwith a rod of iron;

Thou shalt dash them in pieces ^olike a potter’s vessel.

¹⁰Be wise now therefore, O ye kings:

Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

¹¹Serve the Lord with fear,

And rejoice with ^ptrembling.

^12qKiss the ^rSon, lest he be angry,

And ye perish from the way,

^sWhen his wrath is kindled but a little:

^tBlessed are ^uall they that put their trust in him.