Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the man that doeth not walke in the counsell of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in ye seate of the scornefull:

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.

2 But his delite is in the Lawe of the Lord, and in his Lawe doeth he meditate day and night.

Instead they love to do what the law of the Lord says, and they think about it day and night.

3 For he shall be like a tree planted by the riuers of waters, that will bring foorth her fruite in due season: whose leafe shall not fade: so whatsoeuer he shall doe, shall prosper.

They're like trees growing by flowing rivers, producing fruit every season. Their leaves never wither, and they are successful in all they do.

4 The wicked are not so, but as the chaffe, which the winde driueth away.

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

5 Therefore the wicked shall not stande in the iudgement, nor sinners in the assemblie of the righteous.

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

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked shall perish.

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