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 one who doesn't follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path of sinners, or join in with scoffers.

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 Jehovah, 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 will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper.

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

Not so with the wicked; instead, they are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

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

Therefore the wicked 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 Jehovah knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.