Psalm 1

Blessed is the man


who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, 
     nor stands in the way of sinners,
          nor sits in the seat of scoffers;




But his delight 
     is in the 
     law of the Lord,


          and on His law he 
          meditates
               day 
               and night. 




He is like a tree
     planted by 
     streams of water.     
          that yields its fruit in its season, 
          and its leaf does not wither;
     In all that he does, he prospers. 


The wicked are not so, 
     but are like chaff that the 
          wind 
               blows away.




Therefore 
     the wicked 
     will not stand 
          in the judgment,
     nor sinners 
          in the congregation of the righteous;


for the Lord knows 
     the way of the righteous,          
     but the way of the wicked will perish.