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 doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

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 LORD’s law. On his Torah 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 will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

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

The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

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

Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

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

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.