Summary: Those who follow the Lord and delight in his word will grow strong and bear fruit. But those who turn from him will fade, for the Lord watches over the way of the just.
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. (or: Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord. or: The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.)
Blessed the man who follows not
the counsel of the wicked
Nor walks in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the company of the insolent,
But delights in the law of the LORD
and meditates on his law day and night.
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. (or: Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord. or: The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.)
He is like a tree
planted near running water,
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
Whatever he does, prospers.
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. (or: Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord. or: The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.)
Not so, the wicked, not so;
they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
For the LORD watches over the way of the just,
but the way of the wicked vanishes.
R. Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. (or: Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord. or: The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.)