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(No. [Number] 29)

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July 23.

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[1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.]

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The lang [language] of the east is a lang [language] of poetry
and beauty –

Religious feelings delight to take
this form of Expression.

Such high & noble objects are worthy
of the Muse – even the sacred heavenly muse.
That on t. [the] sacred top of Horeb, or of
Sinai, did – inspire that shepherd,
who first taught t. [the] chosen seed,
In t. [the] beginning how t. [the] heavens & earth
Rose out of chaos: –

This Ps. [Psalm] is a simple beautiful lyric –
but expresses truth in this elegant dress –
it is not mere fancy.