Psalms 1

1 BOOK FIRST: Happy is the man who walketh not in the council of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;

Blessed is the man that walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.

2 But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who doth meditate in his law by day and night.

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

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by rivulets of water, that yieldeth its fruit in its season, and the leaf of which doth not wither; and all that he may do shall prosper.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper.

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

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

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

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

6 For the Lord regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked leadeth to perdition.

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.