"Oh, the joys of those
who do not follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with scoffers.
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But they delight in doing everything the Lord wants;
day and night they think about his law.
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They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
bearing fruit each season without fail.
Their leaves never wither,
and in all they do, they prosper.
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But this is not true of the wicked.
They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
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They will be condemned at the time of judgment.
Sinners will have no place among the godly.
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For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,
but the path of the wicked leads to destruction" (Psalm 1).
"1 That man hath perfect blessedness,
ReplyDeletewho walketh not astray
In counsel of ungodly men,
nor stands in sinners' way,
Nor sitteth in the scorner's chair:
2 But placeth his delight
Upon God's law, and meditates
on his law day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree that grows
near planted by a river,
Which in his season yields his fruit,
and his leaf fadeth never:
And all he doth shall prosper well
4 The wicked are not so;
But like they are unto the chaff,
which wind drives to and fro.
5 In judgment therefore shall not stand
such as ungodly are;
Nor in th' assembly of the just
shall wicked men appear.
6 For why? the way of godly men
unto the Lord is known:
Whereas the way of wicked men
shall quite be overthrown" (The Scottish Psalter of 1650, Psalm One).