Psalms 1

   ¹ Oh, the joys of those who do not

      follow the advice of the wicked,

     or stand around with sinners,

      or join in with mockers.

    ² But they delight in the law of the Lord,

      meditating on it day and night.

    ³ They are like trees planted along the riverbank,

      bearing fruit each season.

   Their leaves never wither,

      and they prosper in all they do. 

   ⁴ But not the wicked!

      They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.

    ⁵ They will be condemned at the time of judgment.

      Sinners will have no place among the godly.

    ⁶ For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,

      but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

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A man who delights in the law of the Lord and meditates on it day and night is blessed. Whatever he does prospers.

The wicked ones, however, are like chaff that the wind blows away. They will not stand in the judgment and they won’t be part of the assembly of the righteous.

Verse 6: For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. (NIV)

Hence, what do you want to be?

BLESSED or PERISHED?