Psalms 1

1 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;

Blessed is the man who has not followed the counsel of the impious, and has not remained in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the chair of pestilence.

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

But his will is with the law of the Lord, and he will meditate on his law, day and night.

3 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.

And he will be like a tree that has been planted beside running waters, which will provide its fruit in its time, and its leaf will not fall away, and all things whatsoever that he does will prosper.

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

Not so the impious, not so. For they are like the dust that the wind casts along the face of the earth.

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

Therefore, the impious will not prevail again in judgment, nor sinners in the council of the just.

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

For the Lord knows the way of the just. And the path of the impious will pass away.