Psalms 1

1 How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless, —and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of mockers.

2 But, in the law of Yahweh, is his delight, —and, in his law, doth he talk with himself day and night.

But his delight is in the law of Yahweh, and on his law he meditates day and night.

3 So doth he become like a tree planted by streams of waters, —that yieldeth, its fruit, in its season, whose leaf, also doth not wither, and, whatsoever he doeth, prospereth.

He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaves do not wither; whatever he does will prosper.

4 Not so, the lawless, —but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:

The wicked are not so, but are instead like the chaff that the wind drives away.

5 For this cause, shall the lawless not stand in the judgment, —nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

So the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For Yahweh doth acknowledge the way of the righteous; but, the way of the lawless, shall vanish.

For Yahweh approves of the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.