Listen to Psalm 1
Psalm 1 from the World English Bible, read aloud. Free to hear, with the whole chapter below.
0:38 · World English Bible · read in a synthetic, AI-generated voice
A brief orientation
Written by Out of the Cloud — not part of the Bible text
The first psalm sets two ways of life side by side: the person who delights in God's law, pictured as a tree planted beside streams of water, and the wicked, pictured as chaff the wind blows away. It is six verses long and is often read as an introduction to the whole book of Psalms.
Psalm 1
1Blessed is the man who doesn't walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; 2but his delight is in Yahweh's law. On his law he meditates day and night. 3He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper. 4The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. 5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.
World English Bible, public domain — text from the publisher’s files at ebible.org. About this translation.
Talk about Psalm 1
The button below opens Out of the Cloud at Psalm 1, ready to play. Then:
- Tap the orb to start the reading.
- Tap Talk when a line catches you. The reading pauses and the companion — an AI — answers about the passage. When you finish, the reading picks up where it stopped.
Listening is free and needs no account. The first time you tap Talk, the app asks for your email and sends a code — a free account, with ten minutes of conversation to try. On a first visit, a short welcome comes first; its button starts Psalm 1.
Questions
Which Bible translation is this?
The World English Bible (WEB), a modern-English translation in the public domain, published by ebible.org. The text on this page and the recording come from the same files. ebible.org/web · Which translation is this?
How long is the audio for Psalm 1?
0:38 — under a minute. It is read in a synthetic, AI-generated voice, not by a human narrator.
How does talking about Psalm 1 work?
The link on this page opens the Out of the Cloud app at Psalm 1, ready to play. Tap the orb to start the reading. When a line catches you, tap Talk: the reading pauses, the microphone opens for that conversation only, and an AI companion answers about the passage. When you finish, the reading picks up where it stopped. The app never listens on its own. Listening is free and needs no account. Talking needs a free account: the first time you tap Talk, the app asks for your email and sends a code, and the account comes with ten minutes of conversation to try. How it works