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 are those who don't follow the advice of the wicked. They refuse to adopt the ways of sinful people, and they don't make fun of others.

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

Instead they love to do what the law of the Lord says, and they think about it 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.

They're like trees growing by flowing rivers, producing fruit every season. Their leaves never wither, and they are successful in all they do.

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

But it's not like that for the wicked! They are like chaff, blown away by the wind.

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

For this reason the wicked will not survive the judgment—sinners have no place among those who live right.

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

For the Lord watches over those who follow the right way, but the way of the wicked leads to death.