Psalm 1
Beatus vir, qui non abiit, &c
1 BLESSED is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners * and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord * and in his law will he exercise himself day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side * that will bring forth his fruit in due season.
4 His leaf also shall not wither * and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.
5 As for the ungodly, it is not so with them * but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth.
6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgement * neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
7 But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous * and the way of the ungodly shall perish.