Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Felicidad verdadera

Feliz el hombre
que no sigue el consejo de los malvados,
ni va por el camino de los pecadores,
ni hace causa común con los que se burlan de Dios,
sino que pone su amor en la ley del Señor
y en ella medita noche y día.
Ese hombre es como un árbol
plantado a la orilla de un río,
que da su fruto a su tiempo
y jamás se marchitan sus hojas.
¡Todo lo que hace, le sale bien!

Con los malvados no pasa lo mismo,
pues son como paja que se lleva el viento.
Por eso los malvados caerán bajo el juicio de Dios
y no tendrán parte en la comunidad de los justos.
El Señor cuida el camino de los justos,
pero el camino de los malos lleva al desastre.

BOOK ONE

Psalms 1–41

The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly

Blessed (A)is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
(B)Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But (C)his delight is in the law of the Lord,
(D)And in His law he [b]meditates day and night.
He shall be like a tree
(E)Planted by the [c]rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall (F)prosper.

The ungodly are not so,
But are (G)like the chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For (H)the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:1 wicked
  2. Psalm 1:2 ponders by talking to himself
  3. Psalm 1:3 channels