1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stands in the way of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, And on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree Planted by streams of water That yields its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4 The wicked are not so, But are like chaff that the wind drives away. (4 The wicked are not so, But are like chaff that the wind drives away.) 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; 6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.