The way and end of the righteous and the wicked

Verse 1

Blest is the man who shuns the place Where sinners love to meet; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer’s seat:

Verse 2

But in the statutes of the Lord Has plac'd his chief delight; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night.

Verse 3

[He like a plant of gen'rous kind, By living waters set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state.]

Verse 4

Green as the leaf and ever fair, Shall his profession shine, While fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine.

Verse 5

Not so the impious and unjust; What vain designs they form! Their hopes are blown away like dust, Or chaff before the storm.

Verse 6

Sinners in judgment shall not stand Among the sons of grace, When Christ the judge at his right hand Appoints his saints a place.

Verse 7

His eye beholds the path they tread, His heart approves it well; But crooked ways of sinners lead Down to the gates of hell.