1 Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers;
2 But his delight is in Yahweh's law; On his law he meditates day and night.
3 He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.
4 The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked shall perish.
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Today's Verse
For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
Verse Of The DayBy contrast, the ungodly are 'like the chaff which the wind driveth away,' unable to stand in judgment. The psalm's opening line is examined closely in Psalms 1:1, and its tree imagery recurs in Psalms 26:4-5.
