That man hath per-fect bless-ed-ness
Who walk-eth not a-stray
In coun-sel of un-god-ly men,
Nor stands in sin-ners' way,

Nor sit-teth in the scorn-er's chair,
But plac-eth his de-light
Up-on God's law, and med-i-tates
On His law day and night.

He shall be like a tree that grows
Near plant-ed by a riv-er,
Which in his sea-son yields his fruit,
And his leaf fad-eth nev-er.

And all he doth shall pros-per well.
The wick-ed are not so;
But like they are un-to the chaff,
Which wind drives to and fro.

In judg-ment there-fore shall not stand
Such as un-god-ly are;
Nor in th'as-sem-bly of the just
Shall wick-ed men ap-pear.

For why? the way of god-ly men
Un-to the Lord is known;
Where-as the way of wick-ed men
Shall quite be o-ver-thrown.