1. The man is ever blessed
Who shuns the sinners’ ways,
Among their counsels 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 the wicked 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 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.