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 happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

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

But — in the law of Jehovah [is] his delight, And in His law he doth meditate 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 hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth 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 — as chaff that wind driveth away!

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

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

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

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