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 has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of evil men.

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

But his pleasure is in the law of the Lord; and in his law will he 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 as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, which shall yield its fruit in its season, and its leaf shall not fall off; and whatever he shall do shall be prospered.

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

Not so the ungodly; —not so: but rather as the chaff which the wind scatters away 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 ungodly shall not rise in judgment, nor sinners in the counsel of the just.

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

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.