Salmi 1

1 Beato l’uomo che non cammina secondo il consiglio degli empi, che non si ferma nella via de’ peccatori, né si siede sul banco degli schernitori;

[God] is pleased with those who do not do what [MET] wicked people advise them to do, and who do not imitate the behavior of [MET] sinful people, and who do not join in with people who (ridicule/sneer at) [God].

2 ma il cui diletto è nella legge dell’Eterno, e su quella legge medita giorno e notte.

Those whom God is pleased with delight in doing the things that he has instructed/taught us to do. They read and think about Yahweh’s requirements, day and night.

3 Egli sarà come un albero piantato presso a rivi d’acqua, il quale dà il suo frutto nella sua stagione, e la cui fronda non appassisce; e tutto quello che fa, prospererà.

They [constantly produce/do things that please God] just like fruit trees that have been planted along the banks of a stream produce fruit at the right time every year. [Like] trees that never wither, they succeed in everything that they do.

4 Non così gli empi; anzi son come pula che il vento porta via.

But wicked people are not like that! Wicked people are [as worthless as] chaff that is blown away by the wind.

5 Perciò gli empi non reggeranno dinanzi al giudizio, né i peccatori nella raunanza dei giusti.

Therefore, wicked people (will not be acquitted/will be condemned) [LIT] when [God] judges people, and furthermore, sinful people will not even be present when [God] gathers righteous people together,

6 Poiché l’Eterno conosce la via de’ giusti, ma la via degli empi mena alla rovina.

because he guides and protects righteous people, but the path that the wicked walk on leads them to where they will be destroyed/punished [by God forever].