Psalm 1

BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

¹Blessed is the one^a

who does not walk^b in step with the wicked^c

or stand in the way^d that sinners take^e

or sit^f in the company of mockers,^g

²but whose delight^h is in the law of the Lord,ⁱ

and who meditates^j on his law day and night.

³That person is like a tree^k planted by streams^l of water,^m

which yields its fruitⁿ in season

and whose leaf^o does not wither—

whatever they do prospers.^p

⁴Not so the wicked!

They are like chaff^q

that the wind blows away.

⁵Therefore the wicked will not stand^r in the judgment,^s

nor sinners in the assembly^t of the righteous.

⁶For the Lord watches over^u the way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.^v