Psalm 1

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

1Blessed is the man¹

who ^awalks not in ^bthe counsel of the wicked,

nor stands in ^cthe way of sinners,

nor ^dsits in ^ethe seat of ^fscoffers;

²but his ^gdelight is in the law² of the Lord,

and on his ^hlaw he meditates day and night.

³He is like ⁱa tree

planted by ^jstreams of water

that yields its fruit in its season,

and its ^kleaf does not wither.

^lIn all that he does, he prospers.

⁴The wicked are not so,

but are like ^mchaff that the wind drives away.

⁵Therefore the wicked ⁿwill not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in ^othe congregation of the righteous;

⁶for the Lord ^pknows ^qthe way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked will perish.