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 followed the counsel of the impious, and has not remained in the way of sinners, and has not 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 with the law of the Lord, and he will meditate on his law, 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 will be like a tree that has been planted beside running waters, which will provide its fruit in its time, and its leaf will not fall away, and all things whatsoever that he does will prosper.

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

Not so the impious, not so. For they are like the dust that the wind casts along the face of the earth.

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

Therefore, the impious will not prevail 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 knows the way of the just. And the path of the impious will pass away.