1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:
1:1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

1:2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.
1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night.

1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
1:3 And he will be like a tree [firmly] planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.

1:4 The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
1:4 The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.

1:5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

1:6 For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.
1:6 For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.