BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one(A)
    who does not walk(B) in step with the wicked(C)
or stand in the way(D) that sinners take(E)
    or sit(F) in the company of mockers,(G)
but whose delight(H) is in the law of the Lord,(I)
    and who meditates(J) on his law day and night.

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BOOK ONE

Psalms 1–41

The Way of the Righteous and the End of the Ungodly

Blessed (A)is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the [a]ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
(B)Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But (C)his delight is in the law of the Lord,
(D)And in His law he [b]meditates day and night.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 1:1 wicked
  2. Psalm 1:2 ponders by talking to himself

LIBRO PRIMERO

Salmo 1

Contraste entre el justo y los impíos

¡Cuán bienaventurado es el hombre que no anda(A) en el consejo de los impíos(B),
Ni se detiene en el camino de los pecadores(C),
Ni se sienta en la silla de los escarnecedores(D),
Sino que en la ley del Señor está su deleite(E),
Y en Su ley medita de día(F) y de noche(G)!

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