1 B lessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down where the scornful gather.

¡Cuán bienaventurado es el hombre que no anda en el consejo de los impíos, ni se detiene en el camino de los pecadores, ni se sienta en la silla de los escarnecedores,

2 B ut his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night.

sino que en la ley del Señor está su deleite, y en su ley medita de día y de noche!

3 A nd he shall be like a tree firmly planted by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper.

Será como árbol firmemente plantado junto a corrientes de agua, que da su fruto a su tiempo, y su hoja no se marchita; en todo lo que hace, prospera.

4 N ot so the wicked. But they are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

No así los impíos, que son como paja que se lleva el viento.

5 T herefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Por tanto, no se sostendrán los impíos en el juicio, ni los pecadores en la congregación de los justos.

6 F or the Lord knows and is fully acquainted with the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish (end in ruin and come to nought).

Porque el Señor conoce el camino de los justos, mas el camino de los impíos perecerá.