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Psalm 1:2
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”
Psalm 1:2, King James Version (KJV)
“but his delight is in the LORD’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Psalm 1 (KJV)
- 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.
- 2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
- 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.
- 4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
- 5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
- 6For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
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Passages that readers often connect with Psalm 1:2, in the King James Version.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Psalm 119:92
Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psalm 119:97–99
O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. …
Romans 7:22
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Jeremiah 15:16
Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
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1769 standardized text (eBible.org eng-kjv). Public domain outside the United Kingdom. Text courtesy of the Crosswire Bible Society and eBible.org. World English Bible Protestant Edition (eBible engwebp, 2026-09-15 snapshot). Public domain. World English Bible is a trademark of eBible.org. Text unmodified; footnotes and formatting omitted. Related verses: OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0), from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.