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;

Happy are those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, not halting in ways frequented by sinners, nor taking a seat in a gathering of scoffers.

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

But the law of the Lord is their joy, they study it 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.

They are like trees planted by runlets of water, yielding fruit in due season, leaves never fading. In all that they do, they prosper.

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

Not so fare the wicked, not so; like chaff are they, blown by the wind.

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 firm in the judgment, nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.

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

For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.