Heinrich Schütz Blessed they who keep not the law of the ungodly

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. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 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. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the

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Wohl dem, der nicht wandelt im Rat der Gottlosen, noch tritt auf den Weg der S?nder, noch sitzet, da die Sp?tter sitzen, sondern hat Lust zum Gesetze des Herren und redet von seinem Gesetze Tag und Nacht! Der ist wie ein Baum gepflanzet an den Wasserb?chen, der seine Frucht bringet zu seiner Zeit, und seine Bl?tter verwelken nicht, und was er machet, das ger?t wohl. Aber so sind die Gottlosen nicht, sondern wie Spreu, die der Wind zerstreuet. Darum bleiben die Gottlosen nicht im Gerichte, noch die S?nder in der Gemeinde der Gerechten. Denn der Herr kennet den Weg der Gerechten, aber der Gottlosen Weg vergehet.
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The  Psalmen Davids and the art of consolation Heinrich Sch?tz was fortunate. In the years around 1600 the number of portents of the end of the world increased. And this would also naturally affect the Dresden court, even if it sometimes seemed to be in a world of its own. Constellations of stars, curious events, cometary impacts  all these happenings were rapidly broadcast through the mass media of the Baroque  pamphlets and articles. And the more frequently there were signs giving cause for concern, the nearer the predicted end approached. In the mid-16th century, 2046 was marked

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