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 do not follow the counsel of the wicked, not halting in ways frequented by sinners, nor taking a seat in a gathering of scoffers.

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

But the law of the Lord is their joy, they study 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 are like trees planted by runlets of water, yielding fruit in due season, leaves never fading. In all that they do, they prosper.

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

Not so fare the wicked, not so; like chaff are they, blown by the wind.

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

So the wicked will not stand firm in the judgment, nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.

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

For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.