Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
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1 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:
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Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
2 But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.
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but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 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.
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That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
4 Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.
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Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just.
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Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.
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For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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