¹How blessed is the one who does not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand in the pathway with sinners, or sit in the assembly of scoffers. ²Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; he meditates on his commands day and night. ³He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.⁴Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff. ⁵For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly. ⁶Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.