Psalms 1

1 BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth 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 the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth 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 The ungodly are not so: but 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 ungodly 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 knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

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