Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of mockers.

Happy are those who don't follow the advice of the wicked. They refuse to adopt the ways of sinful people, and they don't make fun of others.

2 But his delight is in the law of Yahweh, and on his law he meditates day and night.

Instead they love to do what the law of the Lord says, and they think about it day and night.

3 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaves do not wither; whatever he does will prosper.

They're like trees growing by flowing rivers, producing fruit every season. Their leaves never wither, and they are successful in all they do.

4 The wicked are not so, but are instead like the chaff that the wind drives away.

But it's not like that for the wicked! They are like chaff, blown away by the wind.

5 So the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For this reason the wicked will not survive the judgment—sinners have no place among those who live right.

6 For Yahweh approves of the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

For the Lord watches over those who follow the right way, but the way of the wicked leads to death.