Chapter 1

Blessed [is] the man that walketh¹ not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth¹ in the way of sinners, nor sitteth¹ in the seat of the scornful.⁵

But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate⁴ day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted⁷ by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth⁴ his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither;⁴ and whatsoever he doeth⁴ shall prosper.⁵⁵

The ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind driveth away.⁴

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand⁴ in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For the LORD knoweth⁶ the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.⁴