Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of evil men.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

2 But his pleasure is in the law of the Lord; and in his law will he meditate day and night.

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

3 And he shall be as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, which shall yield its fruit in its season, and its leaf shall not fall off; and whatever he shall do shall be prospered.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

4 Not so the ungodly; —not so: but rather as the chaff which the wind scatters away from the face of the earth.

Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.

5 Therefore the ungodly shall not rise in judgement, nor sinners in the counsel of the just.

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

6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.