The Book of Psalms — Liber Psalmorum
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Psalm 1
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Beatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum, et in via peccatorum non stetit, et in cathedra pestilentiæ non sedit;
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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:
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Blessed is the man who does not guide his steps by ill counsel, or turn aside where sinners walk, or, where scornful souls gather, sit down to rest;
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sed in lege Domini voluntas ejus, et in lege ejus meditabitur die ac nocte.
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But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.
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the man whose heart is set on the law of the Lord, on that law, day and night, his thoughts still dwell.
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Et erit tamquam lignum quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum, quod fructum suum dabit in tempore suo: et folium ejus non defluet; et omnia quæcumque faciet prosperabuntur.
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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.
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He stands firm as a tree planted by running water, ready to yield its fruit when the season comes, not a leaf faded; all that he does will prosper.
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Non sic impii, non sic; sed tamquam pulvis quem projicit ventus a facie terræ.
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Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.
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Not such, not such the wicked; the wicked are like chaff the wind sweeps away.
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Ideo non resurgent impii in judicio, neque peccatores in concilio justorum:
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Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just.
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Not for the wicked, when judgement comes, to rise up and plead their cause; sinners will have no part in the reunion of the just.
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quoniam novit Dominus viam justorum, et iter impiorum peribit.
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For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.
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They walk, the just, under the Lord’s protection; the path of the wicked, how soon is it lost to sight!