Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the man who has not followed the counsel of the impious, and has not remained in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the chair of pestilence.

O the blessedness of that one, Who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked, And has not stood in the way of sinners, And has not sat in the seat of scorners;

2 But his will is with the law of the Lord, and he will meditate on his law, day and night.

But his delight [is] in the Law of YHWH, And in His law he meditates by day and by night:

3 And he will be like a tree that has been planted beside running waters, which will provide its fruit in its time, and its leaf will not fall away, and all things whatsoever that he does will prosper.

And he has been as a tree, Planted by streams of water, That gives its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither, And all that he does he causes to prosper.

4 Not so the impious, not so. For they are like the dust that the wind casts along the face of the earth.

Not so the wicked: But [they are] as chaff that wind drives away!

5 Therefore, the impious will not prevail again in judgment, nor sinners in the council of the just.

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

6 For the Lord knows the way of the just. And the path of the impious will pass away.

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