Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;

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 Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

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

3 And he [is] as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth.

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 The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.

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

5 Therefore the wicked shall 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 Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

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