BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one(A)
    who does not walk(B) in step with the wicked(C)
or stand in the way(D) that sinners take(E)
    or sit(F) in the company of mockers,(G)
but whose delight(H) is in the law of the Lord,(I)
    and who meditates(J) on his law day and night.
That person is like a tree(K) planted by streams(L) of water,(M)
    which yields its fruit(N) in season
and whose leaf(O) does not wither—
    whatever they do prospers.(P)

Not so the wicked!
    They are like chaff(Q)
    that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand(R) in the judgment,(S)
    nor sinners in the assembly(T) of the righteous.

For the Lord watches over(U) the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.(V)

Primeiro livro (Salmos 1—41)

A verdadeira felicidade

Felizes são aqueles
que não se deixam levar
    pelos conselhos dos maus,
que não seguem o exemplo
    dos que não querem saber de Deus
e que não se juntam com os que zombam
    de tudo o que é sagrado!
Pelo contrário, o prazer deles
    está na lei do Senhor,
e nessa lei eles meditam dia e noite.
Essas pessoas são como árvores
    que crescem na beira de um riacho;
elas dão frutas no tempo certo,
e as suas folhas não murcham.
Assim também tudo o que
    essas pessoas fazem dá certo.

O mesmo não acontece com os maus;
eles são como a palha
    que o vento leva.
No Dia do Juízo eles serão condenados
e ficarão separados
    dos que obedecem a Deus.
Pois o Senhor dirige e abençoa
    a vida daqueles que lhe obedecem,
porém o fim dos maus
    são a desgraça e a morte.

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