1 H ow blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

2 B ut his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night.

3 H e will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.

4 T he wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.

5 T herefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6 F or the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.