Bible Verses About Psalms: Didactic Psalms

Blessed is the man that doeth not walke in the counsell of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in ye seate of the scornefull:

But his delite is in the Lawe of the Lord, and in his Lawe doeth he meditate day and night.

For he shall be like a tree planted by the riuers of waters, that will bring foorth her fruite in due season: whose leafe shall not fade: so whatsoeuer he shall doe, shall prosper.

The wicked are not so, but as the chaffe, which the winde driueth away.

Therefore the wicked shall not stande in the iudgement, nor sinners in the assemblie of the righteous.

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked shall perish.

To him that excelleth upon Nehiloth. A Psalme of Dauid. Heare my wordes, O Lord: vnderstande my meditation.

Hearken vnto the voyce of my crie, my King and my God: for vnto thee doe I pray.

Heare my voyce in the morning, O Lord: for in the morning will I direct me vnto thee, and I will waite.

For thou art not a God that loueth wickednes: neither shall euill dwell with thee.

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: for thou hatest all them that worke iniquitie.

Thou shalt destroy them that speake lyes: the Lord will abhorre the bloodie man and deceitfull.

But I wil come into thine house in the multitude of thy mercie: and in thy feare will I worship toward thine holy Temple.

Leade me, O Lord, in thy righteousnes, because of mine enemies: make thy way plaine before my face.

For no constancie is in their mouth: within, they are very corruption: their throte is an open sepulchre, and they flatter with their tongue.

Destroy them, O God: let them fall from their counsels: cast them out for the multitude of their iniquities, because they haue rebelled against thee.

And let all them that trust in thee, reioyce and triumph for euer, and couer thou them: and let them, that loue thy Name, reioyce in thee.

For thou Lord wilt blesse the righteous, and with fauour wilt compasse him, as with a shielde.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. In the Lord put I my trust: howe say yee then to my soule, Flee to your mountaine as a birde?

For loe, the wicked bende their bowe, and make readie their arrowes vpon the string, that they may secretly shoote at them, which are vpright in heart.

For the foundations are cast downe: what hath the righteous done?

The Lord is in his holy palace: the Lordes throne is in the heauen: his eyes wil consider: his eye lids will try the children of men.

The Lord will try the righteous: but the wicked and him that loueth iniquitie, doeth his soule hate.

Vpon the wicked he shall raine snares, fire, and brimstone, and stormie tempest: this is the porcion of their cup.

For the righteous Lord loueth righteousnes: his countenance doeth beholde the iust.