Beatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum, et in via peccatorum non stetit, et in cathedra pestilentiæ non sedit;

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:

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;

sed in lege Domini voluntas ejus, et in lege ejus meditabitur die ac nocte.

But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.

the man whose heart is set on the law of the Lord, on that law, day and night, his thoughts still dwell.

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.

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.

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.

Non sic impii, non sic; sed tamquam pulvis quem projicit ventus a facie terræ.

Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.

Not such, not such the wicked; the wicked are like chaff the wind sweeps away.

Ideo non resurgent impii in judicio, neque peccatores in concilio justorum:

Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just.

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.

quoniam novit Dominus viam justorum, et iter impiorum peribit.

For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.

They walk, the just, under the Lord’s protection; the path of the wicked, how soon is it lost to sight!