Psalm 1

1 How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers!

2 Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; he meditates on his commands day and night.

3 He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.

4 Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.

5 For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

6 Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.