Psalm 1
(Psalms 1–41)
Psalm 1
1 How happy is the one who does not
walk in the advice of the wicked
or stand in the pathway with sinners
or sit in the company of mockers!a
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.b
3 He is like a tree planted beside flowing streamsA
that bears its fruit in its season,c
and its leaf does not wither.d
Whatever he does prospers.e
4 The wicked are not like this;
instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.f
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand up in the judgment,g
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,h
but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.i