Psalms 1

1 How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless, —and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;

Beatus vir, qui non abiit in consilio impiorum, et in via peccatorum non stetit, et in cathedra pestilentiæ non sedit:

2 But, in the law of Yahweh, is his delight, —and, in his law, doth he talk with himself day and night.

Sed in lege Domini voluntas eius, et in lege eius meditabitur die ac nocte.

3 So doth he become like a tree planted by streams of waters, —that yieldeth, its fruit, in its season, whose leaf, also doth not wither, and, whatsoever he doeth, prospereth.

Et erit tamquam lignum, quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum, quod fructum suum dabit in tempore suo: Et folium eius non defluet: et omnia quæcumque faciet, prosperabuntur.

4 Not so, the lawless, —but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:

Non sic impii, non sic: sed tamquam pulvis, quem proiicit ventus a facie terræ.

5 For this cause, shall the lawless not stand in the judgment, —nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Ideo non resurgent impii in iudicio: neque peccatores in concilio iustorum.

6 For Yahweh doth acknowledge the way of the righteous; but, the way of the lawless, shall vanish.

Quoniam novit Dominus viam iustorum: et iter impiorum peribit.