1 How blessed is the person, who does not take b1:1 Lit. not walk by the advice of the wicked, who does not stand on the path with sinners, and who does not sit in the seat of mockers. ISV — Psalm 1:1
2 But he delights in the LORD’s instruction, c1:2 Or Law and meditates in his instruction d1:2 Or Law day and night. ISV — Psalm 1:2
3 He will be like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in its season, and whose leaf does not wither. He will prosper in everything he does. ISV — Psalm 1:3
4 But this is not the case with the wicked. They are like chaff that the wind blows away. ISV — Psalm 1:4
5 Therefore the wicked will not escape e1:5 Lit. stand in the judgment, nor will sinners have a place f1:5 The Heb. lacks have a place in in the assembly of the righteous. ISV — Psalm 1:5
6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed. ISV — Psalm 1:6