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.

Happy are those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, not halting in ways frequented by sinners, nor taking a seat in a gathering of scoffers.

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

But the law of the Lord is their joy, they study it day and 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.

They are like trees planted by runlets of water, yielding fruit in due season, leaves never fading. In all that they do, they 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 fare the wicked, not so; like chaff are they, blown by the wind.

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

So the wicked will not stand firm in the judgment, nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.

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

For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.