Psalm 1 - That Man Hath Perfect Blessedness

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.