הַלְלוּיָהּ אַשְׁרֵי אִישׁ יָרֵא אֶת ה'בְּמִצְוֹתָיו חָפֵץ מְאֹד

Halleluya. Happy is the man who fears the Lord and who greatly delights in His commandments.

גִּבּוֹר בָּאָרֶץ יִהְיֶה זַרְעוֹ דוֹר יְשָׁרִים יְבֹרָךְ

Such a person merits everything good this world has to offer: His descendants will be mighty on earth. Not only will he be successful himself, but he will also reap the blessing of having heroic and successful descendants. He will be blessed with a generation of the upright, with upright descendants.

הוֹן וָעֹשֶׁר בְּבֵיתוֹ וְצִדְקָתוֹ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַד

Wealth and riches are in his house. But he does not hold on to his wealth for himself; he shares it with others, and his righteousness, his benevolence, stands forever.

זָרַח בַּחֹשֶׁךְ אוֹר לַיְשָׁרִים חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם וְצַדִּיק

Light dawns in darkness for the upright, for he is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

טוֹב אִישׁ חוֹנֵן וּמַלְוֶה יְכַלְכֵּל דְּבָרָיו בְּמִשְׁפָּט

It is good for a man to be gracious and to lend to others without interest, conducting his affairs with justice, judiciously: When appropriate, the money is given as charity, as in verse 3, and when the situation warrants it, he lends it.

כִּי לְעוֹלָם לֹא יִמּוֹט לְזֵכֶר עוֹלָם יִהְיֶה צַדִּיק

For He will never stumble in his lifetime, and even after his death the righteous man is remembered favorably forever.

מִשְּׁמוּעָה רָעָה לֹא יִירָא נָכוֹן לִבּוֹ בָּטֻחַ בַּה'

He fears no evil tidings because his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.

סָמוּךְ לִבּוֹ לֹא יִירָא עַד אֲשֶׁר יִרְאֶה בְצָרָיו

His heart is reliant on God. He will not fear in the face of threats or adversity until ultimately he beholds the fall of his foes.

פִּזַּר נָתַן לָאֶבְיוֹנִים צִדְקָתוֹ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַד קַרְנוֹ תָּרוּם בְּכָבוֹד

He gives freely to the needy; his righteousness stands forever. His horn, his good name or stature, is raised high in honor.

רָשָׁע יִרְאֶה וְכָעָס שִׁנָּיו יַחֲרֹק וְנָמָס תַּאֲוַת רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד

In contrast to the righteous person, who prospers in all his endeavors, the wicked one sees and is angered. The mere existence of the righteous individual is vexing to the wicked person. He gnashes his teeth in anger and dissolves, as it were, in the realization that he has no recourse to harm the righteous. The desire of the wicked, whether to cause harm to the righteous or to attain any material success, will come to naught.