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FIRST PSALM.
Blest be the man who never, never walketh,
In the dark counsel of ungodly men,
And in the way of sinners never standeth—
Nor sitteth in the seat of scornful ones.
In the dark counsel of ungodly men,
And in the way of sinners never standeth—
Nor sitteth in the seat of scornful ones.
But his delight is in the Lord Almighty,
And unto Him doth ever look for light,
His law of all things seems to Him most worthy
Of thought and meditation, day and night.
And unto Him doth ever look for light,
His law of all things seems to Him most worthy
Of thought and meditation, day and night.
He, like a tree, shall be, beside the waters,
Which fruit in season ever bringeth forth.
His leaf luxuriant shall never wither,
Whate'er he does shall prosper—be of worth.
Which fruit in season ever bringeth forth.
His leaf luxuriant shall never wither,
Whate'er he does shall prosper—be of worth.
But it is never so with the ungodly,
Like unto chaff shall they be swept away;
Not in the judgment standeth the unholy,
Nor sinners in the righteous concourse stay.
Like unto chaff shall they be swept away;
Not in the judgment standeth the unholy,
Nor sinners in the righteous concourse stay.
The Lord in wisdom, mercy, love and goodness,
Protects the pathway of the pure in heart;
But in His wrath He doth condemn the godless—
Their way shall perish—they from Him depart.
Protects the pathway of the pure in heart;
But in His wrath He doth condemn the godless—
Their way shall perish—they from Him depart.
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