Psalms 1

1 O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

“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;

2 But — in the law of Jehovah [is] his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:

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

3 And he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.

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.

4 Not so the wicked: But — as chaff that wind driveth away!

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

5 Therefore the wicked rise not in judgment, Nor sinners in the company of the righteous,

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

6 For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

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