Psalmorum 1

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

Happy are those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, not halting in ways frequented by sinners, nor taking a seat in a gathering of scoffers.

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

But the law of the Lord is their joy, they study it 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.

They are like trees planted by runlets of water, yielding fruit in due season, leaves never fading. In all that they do, they prosper.

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

Not so fare the wicked, not so; like chaff are they, blown by the wind.

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

So the wicked will not stand firm in the judgment, nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.

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

For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.