The Psalms of David set forth in English meeter set forth by Francis Rous...

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The Psalms of David set forth in English meeter set forth by Francis Rous...
Author
Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.
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London :: Printed by James Young for Phillip Nevill ...,
1643.
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Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms -- Paraphrases, English.
Psalters.
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"The Psalms of David set forth in English meeter set forth by Francis Rous..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A27786.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.

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PSAL. I.

THe man is blessed, that to walk in wicked waies doth feare; And stands not in the sinners path▪ nor sits in scomers chair. [verse 2] But in the perfect Law of God he greatly doth delight; And on that Law doth meditate with pleasure, day and night.
[verse 3] He shall be like a tree by streames of waters planted neare, Which in his season doth no•…•… •…•…aile his pleasant fruit to bea•…•…e. Whose leaf shall never fade nor fall, but flourish still and stand: Even so all things shall prosper well that this man takes in hand.
[verse 4] So shall not the ungodly men, they shall be nothing so;

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But as the dust, which from the earth the wind drives to and fro. [verse 5] Therefore shall not the wicked men in judgement stand approv'•…•… But sinners from the just shall divided, and remov'd.
[verse 6] Because the way of righteous men God doth with favour know, Whereas the way of wicked men ends in their overthrow.
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