Psalms 1

1 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.

Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

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

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.

3 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.

He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

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

The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.

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

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

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

Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.