1 The truly happy person
    doesn’t follow wicked advice,
    doesn’t stand on the road of sinners,
    and doesn’t sit with the disrespectful.
² Instead of doing those things,
    these persons love the Lord’s Instruction,
    and they recite God’s Instruction day and night!
³ They are like a tree replanted by streams of water,
    which bears fruit at just the right time
    and whose leaves don’t fade.
        Whatever they do succeeds.

2 Why do the nations rant?
    Why do the peoples rave uselessly?
² The earth’s rulers take their stand;
    the leaders scheme together
    against the Lord and
    against his anointed one.
³         “Come!” they say.
        “We will tear off their ropes
        and throw off their chains!”
⁴ The one who rules in heaven laughs;
    my Lord makes fun of them.
⁵ But then God speaks to them angrily;
    then he terrifies them with his fury:
⁶         “I hereby appoint my king on Zion,
        my holy mountain!”

3 Lord, I have so many enemies!
    So many are standing against me.
² So many are talking about me:
    “Even God won’t help him.” Selah^[a]
3 But you, Lord, are my shield!
    You are my glory!
    You are the one who restores me.
⁴ I cry out loud to the Lord,
    and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah
⁵ I lie down, sleep, and wake up
    because the Lord helps me.
⁶ I won’t be afraid of thousands of people
    surrounding me on all sides.