1 Blessèd are they who turn away
from where the wicked walk,
who do not stand in sinners’ paths
or sit with those who mock.
2 Instead they find God’s holy law
their joy and great delight;
they make the precepts of the LORD
their study day and night.
3 They prosper ever like a tree
that’s planted by a stream,
and in due season yields its fruit;
its leaves are always green.
4 Not so the wicked! They are like
the chaff that’s blown away.
5 They will not stand when judgment comes
or with the righteous stay.
6 It is the LORD who sees and knows
the way the righteous go,
but those who live an evil life
the LORD will overthrow.
– Sing Psalms, alt.
Oremus 