1BLESSED is the man who walks not in the way of the ungodly, nor abides by the counsel of sinners, nor sits in the company of mockers;

2But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law does he meditate day and night.

3And he shall be like a tree planted by a stream of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaves fall not off; and whatsoever he begins he accomplishes.

4The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

5Therefore the ungodly shall not be justified in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;

6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.