1Blessed is the man
who does not walk
in the counsel
of the wicked
or stand in the way
of sinners
or sit in the seat
of mockers.
2 But his delight
is in the law of the Lord
and on his law
he meditates
day and night.
3He is like a tree planted
by streams of water,
which yields its fruit
in season,
and whose leaf does not
wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
5Therefore the wicked
will not stand in
the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly
of the righteous.
6For the Lord watches
over the way
of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked
will perish.
