Chapter 1
1אַשְֽׁרֵי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָֽׁבHappy is the one who has not followed the counsel of the wicked, or taken the path of sinners, or joined the company of the insolent;Ashrey-haish asher lo halach baatzat reshaim uvderech chataim lo amad uvmoshav letzim lo yashav
2כִּי אִם־בְּתוֹרַת יְהֹוָה חֶפְצוֹ וּֽבְתוֹרָתוֹ יֶהְגֶּה יוֹמָם וָלָֽיְלָהrather, this one delights in GOD’s teaching, and studies that teaching day and night.Ki im-betorat Adonai cheftzo uvtorato yehgeh yomam valaylah
3וְֽהָיָה כְּעֵץ שָׁתוּל עַֽל־פַּלְגֵי־מָיִם אֲשֶׁר פִּרְיוֹ יִתֵּן בְּעִתּוֹ וְעָלֵהוּ לֹֽא־יִבּוֹל וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂה יַצְלִֽיחַSuch a one is like a tree planted beside streams of water, which yields its fruit in season, whose foliage never fades, and whatever it produces thrives.Vehayah keetz shatul al-palgey-mayim asher piryo yiten beito vealehu lo-yibol vechol asher-yaaseh yatzlicha
4לֹא־כֵן הָרְשָׁעִים כִּי אִם־כַּמֹּץ אֲֽשֶׁר־תִּדְּפֶנּוּ רֽוּחַNot so the wicked; rather, they are like chaff that wind blows away.Lo-chen harshaim ki im-kamotz asher-tidfenu rucha
5עַל־כֵּן לֹא־יָקֻמוּ רְשָׁעִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט וְחַטָּאִים בַּעֲדַת צַדִּיקִֽיםTherefore the wicked will not survive judgment, nor will sinners, in the assembly of the righteous.Al-ken lo-yakumu reshaim bamishpat vechataim baadat tzadikim
6כִּֽי־יוֹדֵעַ יְהֹוָה דֶּרֶךְ צַדִּיקִים וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵֽדFor GOD cherishes the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked is doomed.Ki-yodea Adonai derech tzadikim vederech reshaim toved