Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the man that doeth not walke in the counsell of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in ye seate of the scornefull:

Blessid is the man, that yede not in the councel of wickid men; and stood not in the weie of synneris, and sat not in the chaier of pestilence.

2 But his delite is in the Lawe of the Lord, and in his Lawe doeth he meditate day and night.

But his wille is in the lawe of the Lord; and he schal bithenke in the lawe of hym dai and nyyt.

3 For he shall be like a tree planted by the riuers of waters, that will bring foorth her fruite in due season: whose leafe shall not fade: so whatsoeuer he shall doe, shall prosper.

And he schal be as a tree, which is plauntid bisidis the rennyngis of watris; which tre schal yyue his fruyt in his tyme. And his leef schal not falle doun; and alle thingis which euere he schal do schulen haue prosperite.

4 The wicked are not so, but as the chaffe, which the winde driueth away.

Not so wickid men, not so; but thei ben as dust, which the wynd castith awei fro the face of erthe.

5 Therefore the wicked shall not stande in the iudgement, nor sinners in the assemblie of the righteous.

Therfor wickid men risen not ayen in doom; nethir synneres in the councel of iust men.

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked shall perish.

For the Lord knowith the weie of iust men; and the weie of wickid men schal perische.