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;

How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless, —and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;

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

But, in the law of Yahweh, is his delight, —and, in his law, doth he talk with himself 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.

So doth he become like a tree planted by streams of waters, —that yieldeth, its fruit, in its season, whose leaf, also doth not wither, and, whatsoever he doeth, prospereth.

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

Not so, the lawless, —but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:

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

For this cause, shall the lawless not stand in the judgment, —nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

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

For Yahweh doth acknowledge the way of the righteous; but, the way of the lawless, shall vanish.