1 The man is ever blest
Who shuns the sinners' ways;
Amongst their councils never stands,
Nor takes the scorners' place.

2 But makes the law of God
His study and delight,
Amid the labors of the day,
And watches of the night.

3 He like a tree shall thrive,
With waters near the root;
Fresh as the leaf, his name shall live;
His works are heav'nly fruit.

4 Not so th'ungodly race,
They no such blessings find;
Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff
Before the driving wind.

5 How shall they bear to stand
Before the judgment-seat,
Where all the saints at Christ's right hand
In full assembly meet?

6 He knows and he approves
The way the righteous go;
But sinners and their works shall meet
A dreadful overflow.