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 are those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, not halting in ways frequented by sinners, nor taking a seat in a gathering of scoffers.

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

But the law of the Lord is their joy, they study it 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.

They are like trees planted by runlets of water, yielding fruit in due season, leaves never fading. In all that they do, they prosper.

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

Not so fare the wicked, not so; like chaff are they, blown by the wind.

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

So the wicked will not stand firm in the judgment, nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.

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

For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.