Psalms, 1
The happiness of the just and the evil state of the wicked.
Beatus vir.
[1] Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence: •
[2] But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night. •
[3] And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper. •
[4] Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth. •
[5] Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just. •
[6] For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish. •