Psalm 1

Book One

Psalm 1 – The Way of Happiness

1Happy are those

who do not follow the counsel of the wicked,

not halting in ways frequented by sinners,

nor taking a seat in a gathering of scoffers.

2But the law of the Lord is their joy,

they study it day and night.

3They are like trees

planted by runlets of water,

yielding fruit in due season,

leaves never fading.

In all that they do, they prosper.

4Not so fare the wicked, not so;

like chaff are they, blown by the wind.

5So the wicked will not stand firm in the judgment,

nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.

6For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord,

but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.