Psalms 1

1 Happy are those who don't follow the advice of the wicked. They refuse to adopt the ways of sinful people, and they don't make fun of others.

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 Instead they love to do what the law of the Lord says, and they think about it 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 They're like trees growing by flowing rivers, producing fruit every season. Their leaves never wither, and they are successful in all they do.

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 But it's not like that for the wicked! They are like chaff, blown away by the wind.

Not so the wicked: But — as chaff that wind driveth away!

5 For this reason the wicked will not survive the judgment—sinners have no place among those who live right.

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

6 For the Lord watches over those who follow the right way, but the way of the wicked leads to death.

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