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;

O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

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

But — in the law of Jehovah [is] his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by 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.

And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.

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

Not so the wicked: But — as chaff that wind driveth away!

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

Therefore the wicked rise not in judgment, Nor sinners in the company of the righteous,

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

For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!