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 hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence.

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

But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate 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.

And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.

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

Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.

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

Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just.

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

For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.