1 God is pleased with those who do not do what [MET] wicked people advise them to do,

and who do not imitate the behavior of [MET] sinful people,

and who do not join in with people who ◄ridicule/sneer at► God.

2 Those whom God is pleased with delight in doing the things that he has instructed/taught us to do.

They read and think about Yahweh’s requirements, day and night.

3 They constantly produce/do things that please God

just like fruit trees that have been planted along the banks of a stream produce fruit at the right time every year.

Like trees that never wither,

they succeed in everything that they do.

4 But wicked people are not like that!

Wicked people are as worthless as chaff

that is blown away by the wind.

5 Therefore, wicked people ◄will not be acquitted/will be condemned► [LIT] when God judges people,

and furthermore, sinful people will not even be present when God gathers righteous people together,

6 because he guides and protects righteous people,

but the path that the wicked walk on leads them to where they will be destroyed/punished by God forever.