Psalmorum 1

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

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;

2 sed in lege Domini voluntas ejus, et in lege ejus meditabitur die ac nocte.

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

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

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.

4 Non sic impii, non sic; sed tamquam pulvis quem projicit ventus a facie terræ.

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

5 Ideo non resurgent impii in judicio, neque peccatores in concilio justorum:

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

6 quoniam novit Dominus viam justorum, et iter impiorum peribit.]

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