Chapter 1
Psalms 1–41
The Two Paths
(Matthew 5:3–12; Luke 6:20–23)
1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי\־א֥שרי\אַשְֽׁרֵי\־אשרי\'Ash.rei-how blessed!H0835\H9014HNcmpc הָ/אִ֗ישׁה/א֗ישהָ/אִישׁה/אישha./'Ish[is] the/ personH9009H0376GHTd+Ncmsa לֹ֥אל֥אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn הָלַךְ֮הלך֮הָלַךְהלךha.laKhhe walksH1980IHVqp3ms בַּ/עֲצַ֪תב/עצ֪תבַּ/עֲצַתב/עצתba./'a.Tzatin/ [the] counsel ofH9003H6098HR+Ncfsc רְשָׁ֫עִ֥יםרש֫ע֥יםרְשָׁעִיםרשעיםre.Sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563HNcmpa וּ/בְ/דֶ֣רֶךְו/ב/ד֣רךוּ/בְ/דֶרֶךְו/ב/דרךu./ve./De.rekhand/ in/ [the] way ofH9002H9003H1870GHC+R+Ncbsc חַ֭טָּאִיםח֭טאיםחַטָּאִיםחטאיםCha.ta.'imsinnersH2400HAampa לֹ֥אל֥אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn עָמָ֑דעמ֑דעָמָדעמד'a.Madhe standsH5975GHVqp3ms וּ/בְ/מוֹשַׁ֥בו/ב/מוש֥בוּ/בְ/מוֹשַׁבו/ב/מושבu./ve./mo.Shavand/ in/ [the] seat ofH9002H9003H4186HC+R+Ncmsc לֵ֝צִ֗יםל֝צ֗יםלֵצִיםלציםle.TzimmockersH3887HAampa לֹ֣אל֣אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn יָשָֽׁב\׃ישב\יָשָֽׁב\׃ישב\ya.Shavhe sitsH3427\H9016HVqp3ms 2 But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
אִ֥םא֥םאִםאם'imexceptH0518BHTc בְּ/תוֹרַ֥תב/תור֥תבְּ/תוֹרַתב/תורתbe./to.Rat[is] in/ [the] law ofH9003H8451HR+Ncfsc יְהוָ֗היהו֗היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt חֶ֫פְצ֥/וֹח֫פצ֥/וחֶפְצ/וֹחפצ/וchef.Tz/odelight/ hisH2656H9023HNcmsc+Sp3ms וּֽ/בְ/תוֹרָת֥/וֹו/ב/תורת֥/ווּֽ/בְ/תוֹרָת/וֹו/ב/תורת/וu./ve./to.ra.T/oand/ in/ law/ hisH9002H9003H8451H9023HC+R+Ncfsc+Sp3ms יֶהְגֶּ֗היהג֗היֶהְגֶּהיהגהyeh.Gehhe meditatesH1897HVqi3ms יוֹמָ֥םיומ֥םיוֹמָםיומםyo.Mamby dayH3119HD וָ/לָֽיְלָה\׃ו/לילה\וָ/לָֽיְלָה\׃ו/לילה\va./La.ye.lahand/ nightH9002H3915\H9016HC+Ncmsa 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
וְֽ/הָיָ֗הו/הי֗הוְֽ/הָיָהו/היהve./ha.Yahand/ he isH9001H1961Hc+Vqq3ms כְּ/עֵץ֮כ/עץ֮כְּ/עֵץכ/עץke./'Etzlike/ a treeH9004H6086HHR+Ncmsa שָׁת֪וּלשת֪ולשָׁתוּלשתולsha.TulplantedH8362HVqsmsa פַּלְגֵ֫יפלג֫יפַּלְגֵיפלגיpal.Geistreams ofH6388HNcmpc מָ֥יִםמ֥יםמָיִםמיםMa.yimwaterH4325GHNcmpa אֲשֶׁ֤ראש֤ראֲשֶׁראשר'a.SherwhichH0834AHTr פִּרְי֨/וֹ\׀פרי֨/ו\פִּרְי/וֹ\׀פרי/ו\pir.Y/ofruit/ itsH6529H9023\H9015HNcmsc+Sp3ms יִתֵּ֬ןית֬ןיִתֵּןיתןyi.Tenit givesH5414GHVqi3ms בְּ/עִתּ֗/וֹב/עת֗/ובְּ/עִתּ/וֹב/עת/וbe./'i.T/oat/ appropriate time/ itsH9003H6256H9023HR+Ncbsc+Sp3ms וְ/עָלֵ֥/הוּו/על֥/הווְ/עָלֵ/הוּו/על/הוve./'a.Le./huand/ leafage/ itsH9002H5929H9023HC+Ncmsc+Sp3ms יִבּ֑וֹליב֑וליִבּוֹליבולyi.Bolit withersH5034BHVqi3ms וְ/כֹ֖לו/כ֖לוְ/כֹלו/כלve./Kholand/ allH9002H3605HC+Ncmsa יַעֲשֶׂ֣היעש֣היַעֲשֶׂהיעשהya.'a.Sehhe doesH6213AHVqi3ms יַצְלִֽיחַ\׃יצליח\יַצְלִֽיחַ\׃יצליח\yatz.Li.achit succeedsH6743B\H9016HVhi3ms 4 Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind.
כֵ֥ןכ֥ןכֵןכןkhen[are] soH3651CHD הָ/רְשָׁעִ֑יםה/רשע֑יםהָ/רְשָׁעִיםה/רשעיםha./re.sha.'Imthe/ wicked [people]H9009H7563HTd+Ncmpa כַּ֝/מֹּ֗ץכ֝/מ֗ץכַּ/מֹּץכ/מץka./Motz[they are] like the/ chaffH9004H4671HRd+Ncmsa תִּדְּפֶ֥/נּוּתדפ֥/נותִּדְּפֶ/נּוּתדפ/נוti.de.Fe./nuit drives about/ itH5086H9033HVqi3fs+Sp3ms 5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
יָקֻ֣מוּיק֣מויָקֻמוּיקמוya.Ku.muthey will standH6965IHVqi3mp רְ֭שָׁעִיםר֭שעיםרְשָׁעִיםרשעיםRe.sha.'imwicked [people]H7563HNcmpa בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּ֑טב/משפ֑טבַּ/מִּשְׁפָּטב/משפטba./mish.Patin the/ judgmentH9003H4941GHRd+Ncmsa וְ֝/חַטָּאִ֗יםו֝/חטא֗יםוְ/חַטָּאִיםו/חטאיםve./cha.ta.'Imand/ sinnersH9002H2400HC+Aampa בַּ/עֲדַ֥תב/עד֥תבַּ/עֲדַתב/עדתba./'a.Datin/ [the] congregation ofH9003H5712HR+Ncfsc צַדִּיקִֽים\׃צדיקים\צַדִּיקִֽים\׃צדיקים\tza.di.Kimrighteous [people]H6662\H9016HAampa 6 For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
יוֹדֵ֣עַיוד֣עיוֹדֵעַיודעyo.De.a'[is] knowingH3045HVqrmsa יְ֭הוָהי֭הוהיְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt דֶּ֣רֶךְד֣רךדֶּרֶךְדרךDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870LHNcbsc צַדִּיקִ֑יםצדיק֑יםצַדִּיקִיםצדיקיםtza.di.Kimrighteous [people]H6662HAampa וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְו/ד֖רךוְ/דֶרֶךְו/דרךve./De.rekhand/ [the] way ofH9002H1870LHC+Ncbsc רְשָׁעִ֣יםרשע֣יםרְשָׁעִיםרשעיםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563HNcmpa תֹּאבֵֽד\׃תאבד\תֹּאבֵֽד\׃תאבד\to.Vedit will perishH0006\H9016HVqi3fs