Salmos 1

1 Bienaventurado el varón que no anduvo en consejo de malos, ni estuvo en camino de pecadores, ni se sentó en silla de burladores;

[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 antes en la ley del SEÑOR es su voluntad, y en su ley pensará de día y de noche.

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 Y será como el árbol plantado junto a arroyos de aguas, que da su fruto en su tiempo; y su hoja no cae, y todo lo que hace, prosperará.

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 No así los malos, sino como el tamo que arrebata el viento.

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

5 Por tanto no se levantarán los malos en el juicio; ni los pecadores en la congregación de los justos.

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 Porque el SEÑOR conoce el camino de los justos; y el camino de los malos se perderá.

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].