BLEST ARE THEY WHO DELIGHT

Blest are they who delight

in the law of the Lord.

Happy indeed are the ones

Who follow not the counsel of the wicked,

nor linger in the way of sinners,

nor sit in the company of scorners,

But who delight in the law of the Lord

and who ponder his law day and night.

They are like trees that are planted

beside the flowing waters,

that yield their fruits in due season

and whose leaves shall never fade;

and all that they do shall prosper.

Not so are the wicked, not so!

For they like winnowed chaff,

shall be driven away by the wind.

When the wicked are judged, they shall not stand,

nor find room among those who are just,

for the Lord guards the way of the just,

but the way of the wicked leads to doom.

Give praise to the Father Almighty,

to his Son, Jesus Christ the Lord,

to the Spirit who dwells in our hearts,

both now and for ever. Amen.