Psalms 1

1 “BOOK I” Happy the man who walketh not in the counsel of the unrighteous, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers;

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 whose delight is in the law of the LORD, And who meditateth on his precepts day and night.

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

3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaves also do not wither: All that he doeth shall 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 unrighteous; They are like chaff, which the wind driveth away.

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

5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the just.

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

6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked leadeth to ruin.

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