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.

Bienaventurado el hombre que no anda en compañía de malvados, ni se detiene a hablar con pecadores, ni se sienta a conversar con blasfemos.

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.

Que, por el contrario, se deleita en la ley del Señor, y día y noche medita en ella.

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.

Ese hombre es como un árbol plantado junto a los arroyos: llegado el momento da su fruto, y sus hojas no se marchitan. ¡En todo lo que hace, prospera.

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

Con los malvados no pasa lo mismo; ¡son como el tamo 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 eso los malvados y pecadores no tienen arte ni parte en el juicio ni en las reuniones 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).

El Señor conoce el camino de los justos, pero la senda de los malos termina mal.