1 The man is ever bless'd
Who shuns the sinner's ways,
Among their councils never stands,
Nor takes the scorner's place.

2 But makes the law of God
His study and delight,
Amidst 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' ungoldy race,
They no such blessings find:
Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff
Before the driving wind.

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

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