Happy are those
who do not follow the advice
of the wicked,
or take the path that sinners
tread,
or sit in the seat of scoffers;
but their delight is in the law
of the Lord,
and on his law they meditate
day and night.
They are like trees
planted by streams of water,
which yield their fruit in its
season,
and their leaves do not wither.
In all that they do, they prosper.
The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind
drives away.
Therefore the wicked will not
stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the
congregation of the
righteous;
for the Lord watches over the
way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
