1 O the happiness of that one, who Hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked. And in the way of sinners hath not stood, And in the seat of scorners hath not sat;

Blessed (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.

2 B ut -- in the law of Jehovah his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:

But 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.

3 A nd he hath been as a tree, Planted by rivulets of water, That giveth its fruit in its season, And its leaf doth not wither, And all that he doth he causeth to prosper.

And 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.

4 N ot so the wicked: But -- as chaff that wind driveth away!

Not so the wicked. But they are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

5 T herefore the wicked rise not in judgment, Nor sinners in the company of the righteous,

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

6 F or Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

For 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).