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[No. I—By Eliot and others.]
THE PSALMES
In Metre.
Psalme I.
O Blessed man, that in th'adviceof wicked docth not walk:
nor stand in sinner's way, nor sit
in chayre of scornfull folk.
2 But in the law of Iehovah,
is his longing delight:
and in his law doth meditate,
by day and eke by night.
is his longing delight:
and in his law doth meditate,
by day and eke by night.
3 And he shall be like to a tree
planted by water-rivers:
that in his season yeilds his fruit,
and his leafe never withers.
planted by water-rivers:
that in his season yeilds his fruit,
and his leafe never withers.
4 And all he doth, shall prosper well,
the wicked are not so:
but they are like vnto the chaffe,
which winde drives to and fro.
the wicked are not so:
but they are like vnto the chaffe,
which winde drives to and fro.
5 Therefore shall not ungodly men,
rise to stand in the doome,
nor shall the sinners with the just,
in their assemblie come.
rise to stand in the doome,
nor shall the sinners with the just,
in their assemblie come.
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6 For of the righteous men, the Lord
acknowledgeth the way:
but the way of vngodly men,
shall vtterly decay.
acknowledgeth the way:
but the way of vngodly men,
shall vtterly decay.
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