1 H appy is the man who does not walk in the way sinful men tell him to, or stand in the path of sinners, or sit with those who laugh at the truth.

Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;

2 B ut he finds joy in the Law of the Lord and thinks about His Law day and night.

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

3 T his man is like a tree planted by rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time and its leaf never dries up. Whatever he does will work out well for him.

He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.

4 S inful men are not like this. They are like straw blown away by the wind.

The ungodly are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

5 S o the sinful will not stand. They will be told they are guilty and have to suffer for it. Sinners will not stand with those who are right with God.

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 F or the Lord knows the way of those who are right with Him. But the way of the sinful will be lost from God forever.

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the ungodly shall perish.