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;

Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

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

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law 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 will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

4 Not so the unrighteous; They are like chaff, which the wind driveth away.

The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.

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

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

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

Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.