Psalm 1
True Happiness
God blesses those people who refuse evil advice and won’t follow sinners or join in sneering at God. Instead, the Law of the LORD makes them happy, and they think about it day and night.
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.
That isn’t true of those who are evil, because they are like straw blown by the wind. Sinners won’t have an excuse on the Day of Judgment, and they won’t have a place with the people of God.
The LORD protects everyone who follows him, but the wicked follow a road that leads to ruin.
