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.

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of mockers.

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

But his delight is in the law of Yahweh, and on his law he meditates 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.

He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaves do not wither; whatever he does will prosper.

4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

The wicked are not so, but are instead like the chaff that the wind drives away.

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

So the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

For Yahweh approves of the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.