Psalms 1

1 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.

Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

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

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.

3 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.

He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

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

The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.

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

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

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

Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.