Psalmorum 1

1 beatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum et in via peccatorum non stetit et in cathedra pestilentiae non sedit

“BOOK I” Happy the man who walketh not in the counsel of the unrighteous, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers;

2 sed in lege Domini voluntas eius et in lege eius meditabitur die ac nocte

But whose delight is in the law of the LORD, And who meditateth on his precepts 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

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaves also do not wither: All that he doeth shall prosper.

4 non sic impii non sic sed tamquam pulvis quem proicit ventus a facie terrae

Not so the unrighteous; They are like chaff, which the wind driveth away.

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

Therefore the wicked shall not stand in judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the just.

6 quoniam novit Dominus viam iustorum et iter impiorum peribit

For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked leadeth to ruin.