The way and end of the righteous and the wicked.

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:

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.

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

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

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

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

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.