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I. THE FIRST PSALME.

Weill is the man,
Ȝea blissed than,
By grace that can
Esheu ill counsell and the godles gait;
That stands not in
The way of sin,
Nor does begin
To sitt with mockers in the scornefull sait;
Bot in Jehovahis lau
Delyts aricht,
And studies it to knaw,
Both day and nicht;
For he sall be
Lyk to the trie
Quhilk plantit by the running river grouis;
Quhilk frute does beir
In tym of ȝeir;
Quhais leaf sall never fade nor rute sall louis.
His actionis all
Ay prosper sall,
Quhilk sall not fall
To godles men bot as the chaffe or sand,
Quhilk day by day
Winds dryvis away,
Thairfor I say
The wicked in the judgment sall not stand;
Nor sinners ryse na mair,
Vhom God disdanes,
In the assembly vhair
The just remanes.
For why? the Lord
Doth beir record;
He knauis the richteous conversation ay,
And godles gaits,
Quhilk he so haitis,
Sall doutles perish and decay aluay.