Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless, —and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;

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

But, in the law of Yahweh, is his delight, —and, in his law, doth he talk with himself 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.

So doth he become like a tree planted by streams of waters, —that yieldeth, its fruit, in its season, whose leaf, also doth not wither, and, whatsoever he doeth, prospereth.

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

Not so, the lawless, —but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:

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

For this cause, shall the lawless not stand in the judgment, —nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 For YHWH knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the wicked shall perish.

For Yahweh doth acknowledge the way of the righteous; but, the way of the lawless, shall vanish.