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The First Psalm › Representative Texts

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1 How blest is he, who ne'er consents
By ill advice to walk;
Nor stands in sinners' ways, nor fits
Where men profanely talk:

2 But makes the perfect law of God
His bus'ness and delight;
Devoutly reads therein by day,
And meditates by might.

3 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams,
With timely fruit does bend,
He still shall flourish, and success
All his designs attend.

4 Ungodly men, and their attempts,
No lasting root shall find;
Untimely blasted, and dispers'd,
Like chaff before the wind.

5 For God approves the just man's ways;
To happiness they tend:
But sinners, and the paths they tread,
Shall both in ruin end.

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #P.XXXIII
1 How blest is he, who ne'er consents
by ill Advice to walk;
Nor stands in Sinners Ways, nor fits
where Men profanely talk!
2 But makes the perfect Law of God
his Bus'ness and Delight;
Devoutly reads therein by Day,
and meditates by Night.

3 Like some fair Tree, which, fed by Streams,
with timely Fruit does bend,
He still shall flourish, and Success
all his Designs attend.
4 Ungodly Men, and their Attempts,
no lasting Root shall find;
Untimely blasted, and dispers'd,
like Chaff before the Wind.

5 Their Guilt shall strike the Wicked dumb
before the Judge's Face:
No formal Hypocrite shall then
among the Saints have Place.
6 For God approves the just Man's Ways;
to Happiness they tend:
But Sinners, and the Paths they tread,
shall both in Ruin end.

A New Version of the Psalms of David: fitted to the Tunes used in Churches #I
1 How blest is he, who ne'er consents
by ill Advice to walk;
Nor stands in Sinners Ways; nor sits
where Men profanely talk!

2 But makes the perfect Law of God
his Bus'ness and Delight;
Devoutly reads therein by Day,
and meditates by Night.

3 Like some fair Tree, which, fed by Streams,
with timely Fruit does bend,
He still shall flourish, and Success
all his Designs attend.

4 Ungodly Men, and their Attempts,
no lasting Root shall find;
Untimely blasted, and dispers'd,
like Chaff before the Wind.

5 Their Guilt shall strike the Wicked dumb
before the Judge's Face:
No formal Hypocrite shall then
among the Saints have Place.

6 For God approves the just Man's Ways;
to Happiness they tend:
But Sinners, and the Paths they tread,
shall both in Ruin end.

A New Version of the Psalms of David: Fitted to the Tunes Used in Churches #3
1 How blest is he, who ne'er consents
By ill advice to walk;
Nor stands in sinner's ways, nor sits
Where men profanely talk;
But makes the perfect law of God
His bus'ness and delight;
Devoutly reads therein by day,
And meditates by night.

2 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams,
With timely fruit does bend,
He still shall flourish, and success
All his designs attend.
For God approves the just man's ways;
To happiness they tend:
But sinners, and the paths they tread,
Shall both in ruin end.

A Selection of Psalms with occasional hymns (Charleston hymnal) #P.I
1 How blest is he who ne'er consents
By ill advice to walk;
Nor stands in sinners ways, nor fits
Where men profanely talk!

2 But makes the perfect law of God
His bus'ness and delight;
Devoutly reads therein by day,
And meditates by night.

3 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams,
With timely fruit does bend,
He still shall flourish, and success
All his designs attend.

4 Ungodly men, and their attempts,
No lasting root shall find;
Untimely blasted, and dispers'd,
Like chaff before the wind.

5 Their guilt shall strike the wicked dumb
Before the Judge's face:
No formal hypocrite shall then
Among the saints have place.

6 For God approves the just man's ways;
To happiness they tend:
But sinners, and the paths they tread,
Shall both in ruin end.


The Psalms of David: with hymns and spiritual songs: also, the catechism, confession of faith, and liturgy of the Reformed Church in the Netherlands #1
1 How blest is he, who ne'er consents
by ill advice to walk,
Nor stands in sinners ways, nor fits
where men profanely talk;

2 But makes the perfect law of God
his bus'ness and delight;
Devoutly reads therein by day,
and meditates by night.

3 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams,
with timely fruit does bend,
He still shall flourish, and success
all his designs attend.

4 Ungodly men, and their attempts,
no lasting root shall find;
Untimely blasted, and dispers'd,
like chaff before the wind.

5 Their guilt shall strike the wicked dumb
before the Judge's face:
No formal hypocrite shall then
among the saints have place.

6 For God approves the just man's ways;
to happiness they tend:
But sinners, and the paths they tread,
shall both in ruin end.

The Whole Book of Psalms: in metre; with hymns suited to the feasts and fasts of the church, and other occasions of public worship #I
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