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.