Psalms 1:1-6
The chapter describes the characteristics and blessings of a person who follows God's law, contrasting them with those who follow sinful paths. This person is likened to a tree planted by water, bringing forth fruit in season, while the wicked are compared to chaff blown away by the wind. The chapter concludes that the righteous will stand in judgment, but the ungodly will perish.
This chapter is one of the most well-known and oft-quoted passages in the Bible, providing a concise summary of the path to spiritual prosperity and warning against the consequences of sin.
1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.