Psalm 1
Blessed is the man
who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly
: nor followed the way of sinners,
nor taken his seat amongst the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord
: and on that law will he ponder day and night.
He is like a tree planted beside streams of water
: that yields its fruit in due season.
Its leaves also shall not wither
: and look, whatever he does, it shall prosper.
As for the ungodly, it is not so with them
: they are like the chaff which the wind scatters.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand up at the judgement
: nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
For the Lord cares for the way of the righteous
: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.