Psalmorum 1

1 beatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum et in via peccatorum non stetit et in cathedra pestilentiae 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 eius et in lege eius 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 eius non defluet et omnia quaecumque 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 proicit ventus a facie terrae

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

5 ideo non resurgent impii in iudicio neque peccatores in consilio iustorum

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

6 quoniam novit Dominus viam iustorum 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.