1:1   God blesses those people who refuse evil advice and won't follow sinners or join in sneering at God.

1:2   Instead, the Law of the LORD makes them happy, and they think about it day and night.

1:3   They are like trees growing beside a stream, trees that produce fruit in season and always have leaves. Those people succeed in everything they do.

1:4   That isn't true of those who are evil, because they are like straw blown by the wind.

1:5   Sinners won't have an excuse on the day of judgment, and they won't have a place with the people of God.

1:6   The LORD protects everyone who follows him, but the wicked follow a road that leads to ruin.