Psalm 1

Book I

Psalm 1

Blessed are those^a

who do 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

but who delight^h in the law of the Lordⁱ

and meditate^j on his law day and night.

They are 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

Not so the wicked!

They are like chaff^q

that the wind blows away.

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

nor sinners in the assembly^t of the righteous.

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

but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.^v