psalm 1 cev

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

Verse 1

Instead, they find happiness in the Teaching of the Lord, and they think about it day and night.

Verse 2

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.

Verse 3

That isn't true of those who are evil— they are like straw blown by the wind.

Verse 4

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

Verse 5

The Lord protects everyone who follows him, but the wicked follow a road that leads to ruin.

Verse 6