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.

Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence.

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

But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate 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.

And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.

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

Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.

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

Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just.

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

For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.