Psalms 1
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Berean Standard Bible
1BOOK I HAPPY IS the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the scornful.
1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in His law doth he meditate day and night.
2But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
3And he shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in its season, and whose leaf doth not wither; and in whatsoever he doeth he shall prosper.
3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
4Not so the wicked; but they are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
4Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6For the LORD regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked shall perish.
6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
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