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Forgotten Ground Regained

Psalm 1

David Rowe
Blessèd the believer · not blighted by the boastful:A lover of the Law is he, apprentice to our Pastor.Not standing with the sin-filled, nor sitting with the scornful;A mind meditating · to know more of the Master.
A seed that is sown · in sight of its sustenance;His growth shall be great; well-groomed his greenery.Flourishing fruit, not failing nor flavourless;Season after season · success fills the scenery.
The wicked waste away, their war won’t be won;They are chaff chucked out, and churned into chicken feed.The unjust suffer justice, rejected by the Judge;Sinners cannot stand · in the sacred assembly.
The immoral reach their end;Evil exits the story,But God knows the good,And guides them on to glory.
In Forgotten Ground Regained, Issue 9, Winter 2026 Psalms and Meditations
Photo by Ekuah
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