The World English Bible (WEB): Psalms
Book 19 Psalms 001:001 Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; 001:002 but his delight is in Yahweh's law. On his law he meditates day and night. 001:003 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper. 001:004 The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 001:005 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 001:006 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish. 002:001 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? 002:002 The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed,{The word "Anointed" is the same as the word for "Messiah" or "Christ"} saying, 002:003 "Let's break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us." 002:004 He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have
fulness of your life, may hear you, in the sweet voice I love and
with the thoughts, bless the love which has refreshed my soul and
given new vigor to my powers, the love which is my pride, and
whence I have drawn, as from a magic fountain, fresh life. Yes, I
shall be all that you would have me. I shall take a leading part
in the public life of the district, and on you shall fall the rays
of a glory which will owe its existence to the desire of pleasing
you."
So much for my pupil, dear! Do you suppose he could have written like
this before? A year hence his style will have still further improved.
Louis is now in his first transport; what I look forward to is the
uniform and continuous sensation of content which ought to be the
fruit of a happy marriage, when a man and woman, in perfect trust and
mutual knowledge, have solved the problem of giving variety to the
infinite. This is the task set before every true wife; the answer
begins to dawn on me, and I shall not rest till I have made it mine.
You see that he fancies himself--vanity of men!--the chosen of my
heart, just as though there were no legal bonds. Nevertheless, I have
not yet got beyond that external attraction which gives us strength to
put up with a good deal. Yet Louis is lovable; his temper is
wonderfully even, and he performs, as a matter of course, acts on
which most men would plume themselves. In short, if I do not love him,
I shall find no difficulty in being good to him.
Book 19 Psalms 001:001 Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; 001:002 but his delight is in Yahweh's law. On his law he meditates day and night. 001:003 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper. 001:004 The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 001:005 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 001:006 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish. 002:001 Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing? 002:002 The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed,{The word "Anointed" is the same as the word for "Messiah" or "Christ"} saying, 002:003 "Let's break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us." 002:004 He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have