Psalms 1

1 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.

BOOK I HAPPY IS the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the scornful.

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

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in His law doth he meditate day and night.

3 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.

And he shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf doth not wither; and in whatsoever he doeth he shall prosper.

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

Not so the wicked; but they are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5 Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just.

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

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

For the LORD regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked shall perish.