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!

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on 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.

but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On 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.

He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

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

The wicked are not so, but are like the 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.

Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

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

For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.