New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 1

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

1Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־'Ash.rei-H835is the personהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר׀'a.SherH834does not walkהָלַךְ֮ha.laKhH1980in thecounselבַּעֲצַ֪תba.'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְשָׁ֫עִ֥יםre.Sha.'ImH7563,NorH3808standעָמָ֑ד'a.MadH5975in thepathוּבְדֶ֣רֶךְu.ve.De.rekhH1870of sinnersחַ֭טָּאִיםCha.ta.'imH2400,NorH3808sitיָשָֽׁב׃ya.ShavH3427in the seatוּבְמוֹשַׁ֥בu.ve.mo.ShavH4186of scoffersH3917!

2But hisdelightחֶ֫פְצ֥וֹchef.TzoH2656isin the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,And on His Lawוּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹu.ve.to.ra.ToH8451he meditatesיֶהְגֶּ֗הyeh.GehH1897dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119andnightוָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lahH3915.

3He will be likea treeכְּעֵץ֮ke.'EtzH6086plantedשָׁת֪וּלsha.TulH8362bystreamsפַּלְגֵ֫יpal.GeiH6388of waterמָ֥יִםMa.yimH4325,Whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834yieldsיִתֵּ֬ןyi.TenH5414its fruitפִּרְי֨וֹ׀pir.YoH6529in its seasonבְּעִתּ֗וֹbe.'i.ToH6256, And itsleafוְעָלֵ֥הוּve.'a.Le.huH5929does not witherיִבּ֑וֹלyi.BolH5034; Andin whateverוְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־ve.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834he doesיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213,he prospersיַצְלִֽיחַ׃yatz.Li.achH6743.

4The wickedהָרְשָׁעִ֑יםha.re.sha.'ImH7563are not soכֵ֥ןkhenH3651, But they are likechaffכַּ֝מֹּ֗ץka.MotzH4671whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307blowsH5086awayH5086.

5Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֤ן׀'al- kenH5921 H3651the wickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563will not standיָקֻ֣מוּya.Ku.muH6965in thejudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,Norלֹא־lo'-H3808sinnersוְ֝חַטָּאִ֗יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400inthe assemblyבַּעֲדַ֥תba.'a.DatH5712of the righteousצַדִּיקִֽים׃tza.di.KimH6662.

6For the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068knowsיוֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֑יםtza.di.KimH6662,But the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofthe wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563will perishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6.

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

Commentaries on Psalms 1