卷一:诗篇1—41

有福之人

1-2 不从恶人的计谋,
不与罪人为伍,
不和轻慢上帝的人同流合污,
只喜爱耶和华的律法,
昼夜默诵,
这样的人有福了!
他就像溪水旁的树木——
按时结果子,
叶子也不凋零。
他必凡事亨通。
恶人的光景却截然不同!
他们就像被风吹散的糠秕。
恶人在审判之日必无法逃脱,
罪人在义人的聚会中必站不住脚。
因为耶和华看顾义人的脚步,
恶人的道路必通向灭亡。

BOOK 1

The Way of the Righteous and Wicked

How blessed is the man who (A)does not walk in the (B)counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the (C)way of sinners,
Nor (D)sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his (E)delight is (F)in the law of [a]Yahweh,
And in His law he meditates (G)day and (H)night.
And he will be like (I)a tree firmly planted by [b]streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its [c]leaf does not wither;
And [d]in whatever he does, (J)he prospers.

The wicked are not so,
But they are like (K)chaff which the wind drives away.
Therefore (L)the wicked will not rise in the (M)judgment,
Nor sinners in (N)the congregation of the righteous.
For Yahweh [e](O)knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of (P)the wicked will perish.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:2 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15
  2. Psalm 1:3 Or canals
  3. Psalm 1:3 Or foliage
  4. Psalm 1:3 Or all that he does prospers
  5. Psalm 1:6 Or approves, has regard to