Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly *

nor stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of the scornful;

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, *

and on his law will he meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the waterside, *

that will bring forth his fruit in due season.

His leaf also shall not wither; *

and look, whatever he does, it shall prosper.

As for the ungodly, it is not so with them; *

but they are like the chaff, which the wind scatters away from the face of the earth.

Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment; *

neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, *

but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Lord, who shall dwell in your tabernacle? *

Or who shall rest upon your holy hill?

Whoever leads an uncorrupt life, *

and does that which is right, and speaks the truth from his heart.

He has not spoken deceitfully with his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbor, *

and has not slandered his neighbor.

In his own eyes the wicked is rejected, *

and he makes much of those who fear the Lord.

He swears to his neighbor and disappoints him not, *

though it were to his own hindrance.

He has not given his money for usury, *

nor taken a bribe against the innocent.

Whoever does these things *

shall never be overthrown.