Psalm One

"1God blesses those people who refuse evil advice

and won't follow sinners

or join in sneering at God.

2Instead, the Law of the LORD makes them happy,

and they think about it day and night.

3They are like trees growing beside a stream,

trees that produce fruit in season

and always have leaves.

Those people succeed
in everything they do.

4That isn't true of those
who are evil,
because they are like straw
blown by the wind.
5Sinners won't have an excuse
on the day of judgment,
and they won't have a place
with the people of God.

6The LORD protects everyone
who follows him,
but the wicked follow a road
that leads to ruin. "