New Living Translation

Psalms • Chapter 1

1 Oh, the joys of those who do not<br>follow the advice of the wicked,<br>or stand around with sinners,<br>or join in with mockers.<br> 2 But they delight in the law of the LORD,<br>meditating on it day and night.<br> 3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank,<br>bearing fruit each season.<br>Their leaves never wither,<br>and they prosper in all they do.<br> 4 But not the wicked!<br>They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.<br> 5 They will be condemned at the time of judgment.<br>Sinners will have no place among the godly.<br> 6 For the LORD watches over the path of the godly,<br>but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.<br>