Psalm 1
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
BOOK I
The Two Ways
1 Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree
planted by streams of water,
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4 The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6 for the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.
Psalm 11:5
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
5 The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
and his soul hates him that loves violence.
Psalm 17:14
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
14 from men by thy hand, O Lord,
from men whose portion in life is of the world.
May their belly be filled with what thou hast stored up for them;
may their children have more than enough;
may they leave something over to their babes.
Psalm 17:15
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness;
when I awake, I shall be satisfied with beholding thy form.
Psalm 32:10
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
10 Many are the pangs of the wicked;
but steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the Lord.
Psalm 37:17-22
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken;
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
and their heritage will abide for ever;
19 they are not put to shame in evil times,
in the days of famine they have abundance.
20 But the wicked perish;
the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures,
they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows, and cannot pay back,
but the righteous is generous and gives;
22 for those blessed by the Lord shall possess the land,
but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
Psalm 37:37
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
37 Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright,
for there is posterity for the man of peace.
Psalm 37:38
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
38 But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off.
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