Psalms 1–41

1 How blessed are those
who reject the advice of the wicked,
don’t stand on the way of sinners
or sit where scoffers sit!
² Their delight
is in Adonai’s Torah;
on his Torah they meditate
day and night.
³ They are like trees planted by streams —
they bear their fruit in season,
their leaves never wither,
everything they do succeeds.

⁴ Not so the wicked,
who are like chaff driven by the wind.
⁵ For this reason the wicked
won’t stand up to the judgment,
nor will sinners
at the gathering of the righteous.
⁶ For Adonai watches over
the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked
is doomed.

Blessings and Shalom-Love Beyond Measure, Beth Auman