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Poems on Several Occasions

By Edward, Lord Thurlow. The Second Edition, considerably enlarged

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36. THE FIRST PSALM.
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36. THE FIRST PSALM.

Blessed is he, who hath not been
In counsel with th' ungodly men,
Nor in the sinners' way is seen,
Nor sitteth in the scorner's seat:
But in the law of the Most High
His delight and joy doth lie,
And in his law unceasingly
He day and night doth meditate.
He shall be planted, like a tree,
By streams of water pleasantly,
Which in it's season fruit doth see;
His leaf also shall not decay,
And that, whichever he shall do,
Shall live: th' ungodly are not so,
But like the chaff, which to and fro
The wind hath scattered away.

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Therefore th' ungodly shall not stand
I' th' judgment, or the Sinners' band
I' th' congregation of the just:
For the Lord knoweth well the pure,
But th' ungodly shall not endure,
Their way shall perish in the dust.