Which is The Message translation of the given passage?

Blessed 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. (Ps 1:1)

The happy person is the one who doesn't walk with the ungodly, stand with sinners, or sit with mockers.

You know who's blessed? The one who does not follow the advice of wicked people, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers.

Oh, the joys of those who do not follow evil folks' advice, or hang around with sinners, scoffing at the things of God.

How well God must like you— you don’t hang out at Sin Saloon, you don’t slink along Dead-End Road, you don’t go to Smart-Mouth College.

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? (Mt 10:29)

Aren't two birds super-cheap or something?

What’s the price of a pet canary? Some loose change, right?

Would you pay more than a wooden nickel for one-a those feathered singers?

Don't they sell birds two for a penny?

Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. (Mt 10:31)

Don't be afraid. You're worth more than many birds.

So don’t be intimidated by all this bully talk. You’re worth more than a million canaries.

You're worth a sky-full of birds to Sky-Dad.

Be fearless! You're better than birds!

Isaiah also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. (Rm 9:27–28)

Isaiah the prophet cried out, concerning the Jews, that though there would be millions of them, only a small number would ever be saved. He said, “God will carry out his sentence on the earth, quickly ending his dealings, rightly cutting them short.”

This is what Isaiah says about Israel: "Even though they were as many as the sands of the sea, I will cut them short with justice!"

Here's what Isaiah, the prophet, says about this place, Israel: "You'll be a big bunch, more numerous than gumballs in a crate at the state fair. But make no mistake! This Lord's not a time-waster. He's bringing it all down, and soon.

Isaiah maintained this same emphasis: If each grain of sand on the seashore were numbered and the sum labeled “chosen of God,” They’d be numbers still, not names; salvation comes by personal selection. God doesn’t count us; he calls us by name. Arithmetic is not his focus.

Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Mt 6:11–13)

Keep us alive with three square meals. Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others. Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil. You're in charge! You're ablaze in beauty! Yes.Yes.Yes.

Give us each day that day’s bread — no more, no less — and forgive us our debts as we forgive those who owe us something. Don’t lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Let Your kingdom be! And let it be powerful! And let it be glorious! And that means forever! Amen.

Give us what we need. Just a sandwich, to keep us alive. Let bygones be bygones with us, We know we should let bygones be bygones with our associates. Keep us out of Devil-trouble. This place is yours! You’re strong, and sensational! Let it be!

All we need is all we need and we thank you for it. We’re forgiven. Help us forgive. Protect us from Satan and his games. It all belongs to you: your God country, Your power, Your glory! Amen and amen!

Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet (Mt 1:22)

Years and years ago, Isaiah, a prophet, foretold this story

This will fulfill God’s message through his prophets

This would bring the prophet’s embryonic sermon to full term

God's speaker, his voice, said all this long ago. Sure enough, that's how it went down.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. (Jn 3:5)

Jesus said, “You’re not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a person submits to this original creation—the ‘wind-hovering-over-the-water’ creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life—it’s not possible to enter God’s kingdom.

Jesus sounded more insistent. He said, “I’m telling the truth! I’m telling the truth! If someone does not experience water and Spirit birth, there’s no chance he’ll make it into God’s kingdom.”

Jesus said, "Look. Here's the deal. Unless you're baptized, literally and symbolically, you're out of the Kingdom, no ifs, ands, or buts.

Jesus replied, “What I am telling you so earnestly is this: Unless you are born of water and the Spirit, you can NOT enter the Kingdom of God.

Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little. (Is 28:9–10)

�Who will he teach? And who will interpret? Just-weaned babies and babbling toddlers? He just keeps saying, ‘Rule after rule, rule after rule, line after line, line after line, here a little, there a little.’ ”

�Who does Isaiah think he is,” the people say, “to speak to us like this! Are we little children, barely old enough to talk? He tells us everything over and over again, a line at a time and in such simple words!”

�Is that so? And who do you think you are to teach us? Who are you to lord it over us? We’re not babies in diapers to be talked down to by such as you— ‘Da, da, da, da, blah, blah, blah, blah. That’s a good little girl, that’s a good little boy.’”

�Oh yeah?,” say these higgly-piggles. “Who do you think you are, teaching us with baby talk and boo-boo-boo-booooooo-there’s-a-little-pee-pee-poo-poo-eknh knth4n.th43th4n3h4 sunhoehkgjf36#%$”

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Co 4:17–18)

These troubles are small and won’t last very long, but bring God’s richest blessing on us forever! So we don’t look at what we can see right now, but forward to the joys in heaven we haven’t seen. The troubles will soon be over, but the joys to come will last forever.

These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.

You see, the brief pains of this life are bringing us an eternal glory that does not compare to anything we know here. So we don’t set our sights on the things we can see. That’s all fleeting. Instead, we focus on the things we can’t see, which live on and on.

Our passing troubles are worth going through, because they bring something glorious. So we make the unseen, not the visible world, our goal. What we see will fade. What we can’t see is forever.

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