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。

First Book—Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1[a]

True Happiness in God’s Law

I

Blessed is the man who does not walk
    in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the way[b] of sinners,
    nor sit in company with scoffers.(A)
Rather, the law of the Lord[c] is his joy;
    and on his law he meditates day and night.(B)
He is like a tree(C)
    planted near streams of water,
    that yields its fruit in season;
Its leaves never wither;
    whatever he does prospers.

II

But not so are the wicked,[d] not so!
    They are like chaff driven by the wind.(D)
Therefore the wicked will not arise at the judgment,
    nor will sinners in the assembly of the just.
Because the Lord knows the way of the just,(E)
    but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1 A preface to the whole Book of Psalms, contrasting with striking similes the destiny of the good and the wicked. The Psalm views life as activity, as choosing either the good or the bad. Each “way” brings its inevitable consequences. The wise through their good actions will experience rootedness and life, and the wicked, rootlessness and death.
  2. 1:1 The way: a common biblical term for manner of living or moral conduct (Ps 32:8; 101:2, 6; Prv 2:20; 1 Kgs 8:36).
  3. 1:2 The law of the Lord: either the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, or, more probably, divine teaching or instruction.
  4. 1:4 The wicked: those who by their actions distance themselves from God’s life-giving presence.