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:

BOOK FIRST: Happy is the man who walketh not in the council of the wicked, and standeth not in the way of sinners, and sitteth not in the seat of scorners;

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

But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who doth meditate in his law by day and night.

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 shall be like a tree planted by rivulets of water, that yieldeth its fruit in its season, and the leaf of which doth not wither; and all that he may do shall prosper.

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

Not so the wicked; but they are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

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

Therefore shall the wicked not be able to stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

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

For the Lord regardeth the way of the righteous; but the way of the wicked leadeth to perdition.