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 that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

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 in his law doth he meditate 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.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

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

The ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

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

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation 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 knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.