Psalm 1 (English Standard Version)

Psalm 1

BOOK ONE

The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked

 ¹Blessed is the man^[a]
   who^(A) walks not in^(B) the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in^(C) the way of sinners,
   nor^(D) sits in^(E) the seat of^(F) scoffers;
²but his^(G) delight is in the law^[b] of the LORD,
   and on his^(H) law he meditates day and night.

 ³He is like^(I) a tree
   planted by^(J) streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
   and its^(K) leaf does not wither.
^(L) In all that he does, he prospers. ⁴The wicked are not so,
   but are like^(M) chaff that the wind drives away.

 ⁵Therefore the wicked^(N) will not stand in the judgment,
   nor sinners in^(O) the congregation of the righteous;
⁶for the LORD^(P) knows^(Q) the way of the righteous,
   but the way of the wicked will perish.