Psalms 1

1 O the blessedness of that one, Who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked, And has not stood in the way of sinners, And has not sat in the seat of scorners;

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

2 But his delight [is] in the Law of YHWH, And in His law he meditates by day and by night:

But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.

3 And he has been as a tree, Planted by streams of water, That gives its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither, And all that he does he causes to prosper.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

4 Not so the wicked: But [they are] as chaff that wind drives away!

Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.

5 Therefore the wicked do not rise in judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous,

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

6 For YHWH is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.