Psalms 1

1Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence:

1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;

2But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.

2 But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.

3 And he [is] as a tree planted by brooks of water, which giveth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf fadeth not; and all that he doeth prospereth.

4Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.

4 The wicked are not so; but are as the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just.

5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.

6 For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.