Psalm 1

Beatus vir qui non abiit

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. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law will he exercise himself day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf also shall not wither; and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper. 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. Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous. But the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous; and the way of the ungodly shall perish.

[Coverdale]


Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the
scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he
meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not
wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind
driveth away.

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners
in the congregation of the righteous.

For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the
ungodly shall perish.

[Authorized Version]


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