Book 1 (Psalms 1-41)

Psalm 1

How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers.

For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

Do not sweep me away with sinners, or execute me along with violent people,

Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes.

Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.

Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you.

May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish. Praise the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord.

When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.