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 advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly 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 Yahweh, 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 will be like a tree planted by the streams of water that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaves do not wither; whatever he does will prosper.

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

The wicked are not so, but are instead like the chaff that the wind drives away.

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

So 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 Yahweh approves of the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.