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Psalms 1
Douay-Rheims Bible, Challoner revision (1749–1752), the traditional Catholic English Bible, translated from the Latin Vulgate. If you read a modern Bible, this is the same Scripture in older English; some names are spelled differently (Cesarea for Caesarea, Apocalypse for Revelation). About this translation
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:
2 But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate 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.
4 Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.
5 Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just.
6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.
This chapter in the Catechism and the early Church
Where the Catechism of the Catholic Church cites these verses (from its footnotes on vatican.va), and where the earliest Church Fathers quote them (Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, public domain). Short quotes only; follow the links for the full text. The Catechism uses modern verse numbers and psalm numbers (one higher than Douay-Rheims for most psalms), so these are listed by chapter.
- Psalm 1:1 in modern Bibles
Read the Fathers
“David, however, comprehends the knowledge of the three doctrines, and speaks in like manner: "Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly,”
Quoted in The Letter of Barnabas, Unknown author (early 2nd century), Chapter X. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
- Psalm 1:2 in modern Bibles
Read the Fathers
“Those who make their way by faith steadily towards the Father and the Son; for this is denoted by the steadiness of those which divide the hoof; and they meditate day and night upon the words of God,”
Quoted in Against Heresies, Book V, St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. AD 180), Chapter VIII. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
- Psalm 1:3 in modern Bibles
Read the Fathers
“Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the counsel of the just; for the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
Quoted in The Letter of Barnabas, Unknown author (early 2nd century), Chapter XI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
“And David says that the righteous man is like the tree that is planted by the channels of waters, which should yield its fruit in its season, and whose leaf should not fade.”
Quoted in Dialogue with Trypho, St. Justin Martyr (c. AD 160), Chapter LXXXVI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
- Psalm 1:4 in modern Bibles
Read the Fathers
“Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the counsel of the just; for the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
Quoted in The Letter of Barnabas, Unknown author (early 2nd century), Chapter XI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
- Psalm 1:5 in modern Bibles
Read the Fathers
“Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the counsel of the just; for the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
Quoted in The Letter of Barnabas, Unknown author (early 2nd century), Chapter XI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
- Psalm 1:6 in modern Bibles
Read the Fathers
“Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the counsel of the just; for the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
Quoted in The Letter of Barnabas, Unknown author (early 2nd century), Chapter XI. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
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