Psalms
Book 1
1
(Psalms 1—41)
1 Great blessings belong to those
who don’t listen to evil advice,
who don’t live like sinners,
and who don’t join those who make fun of God.*
2 Instead, they love the LORD’S teachings
and think about them day and night.
3 So they grow strong,
like a tree planted by a stream—
a tree that produces fruit when it should
and has leaves that never fall.
Everything they do is successful.
4 But the wicked are not like that.
They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 When the time for judgment comes, the wicked will be found guilty.
Sinners have no place among those who do what is right.†
6 The LORD shows his people how to live,
but the wicked have lost their way.
* 1:1 Or “The one who does not follow the advice of the wicked or turn onto Sinners Road or stay at Scoffers’ House is blessed.” † 1:5 Or “The wicked will not be allowed to sit as judges nor sinners in the meeting of good people.”