370. Psalm 1 by John Milton
b"J Milton read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------------------\\n\\nPsalm 1\\ntranslated by John Milton (1608 \\u2013 1674)\\n\\nDone into Verse, 1653\\n\\nBless'd is the man who hath not walk'd astray\\nIn counsel of the wicked, and ith'way\\nOf sinners hath not stood, and in the seat\\nOf scorners hath not sate. But in the great\\nJehovahs Law is ever his delight,\\nAnd in his law he studies day and night.\\nHe shall be as a tree which planted grows\\nBy watry streams, and in his season knows\\nTo yield his fruit, and his leaf shall not fall.\\nAnd what he takes in hand shall prosper all. \\nNot so the wicked, but as chaff which fann'd\\nThe wind drives, so the wicked shall not stand\\nIn judgment, or abide their tryal then\\nNor sinners in th'assembly of just men.\\nFor the Lord knows th'upright way of the just\\nAnd the way of bad men to ruine must. \\n \\nFirst aired: 27 November 2008\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2008"