Psalm 1

Chant Psalter

Natural Speech Rhythm

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 | exer•cise him- | self • 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, whatso- | ever • he | doeth, • it shall | prosper. ||

5 As for the ungodly, it is | 3 not so • with | them; ||

but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth a- | way • from the | face • of the | earth. ||

6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to | stand • in the | judgment, ||

neither the sinners in the congre- | gation | of the | righteous. ||

7 But the Lord knoweth the | way • of the | righteous; ||

and the | way of • the un- | godly • shall | perish. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||