Lord, that art my righteous Judge, Thou still redeem'st me from distress; 2 How long will ye, O sons of men, How long your vain designs pursue, 3 Consider that the righteous man And when to him I make my pray'r, 4 Then stand in awe of his commands, Commune in private with your hearts, 5 The place of other sacrifice And let your hope, securely fix'd, 6 While worldly minds impatient grow Still let the glories of thy face

7 So shall my heart o'erflow with joy, Than their's, who stores of corn and wine 8 Then down in peace I'll lay my head, No other guard, O Lord, I crave,

PSALM

LORD, hear the voice of my complaint, 2 To thee alone, my King, my God, 3 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear; To thee devoutly I'll look up,

4 For thou the wrongs that I sustain
Who from thy sacred dwelling-place
5 Not long shall stubborn fools remain
All such as act unrighteous things

6 The sland'ring tongue, O God of truth
Who hat'st alike the man in blood
7 But when thy boundless grace shall me
On thee I'll fix my longing eyes,
8 Conduct me by thy righteous laws,
Therefore, O Lord, make plain the way
9 Their mouth vents nothing but deceit,
Their throat is a devouring grave,
10 By their own counsels let them fall,
For they against thy righteous laws
11 But let all those who trust in thee
Let them rejoice whom thou preserv❜st,
12 To righteous men the righteous Lord
And with his favour all his saints,

PSALM

HY dreadful anger, Lord, restrain,

2 Have mercy, Lord, for I grow faint,
The anguish of my aching bones,
3 My tortur'd flesh distracts my mind,
But, Lord, how long wilt thou delay
4 Thy wonted goodness, Lord, repeat,
Lord, for thy wondrous mercy's sake
5 For after death no more can I
No pris'ner of the silent grave

6 Quite tir'd with pain, with groaning faint,
The night, that quiets common griefs,
7 My beauty fades, my sight grows dim,
Old age o'ertakes me, whilst I think
8 Depart, ye wicked; in my wrongs
For God, I find, accepts my tears,

9, 10 He hears and grants my humble pray'r; Shall blush and rage to see that God

to my complaint give ear; have mercy, Lord, and hear. to blot my fame devise? and spread malicious lies? is God's peculiar choice; he always hears my voice. flee ev'ry thing that's ill; and bend them to his will. let righteousness supply; on God alone rely.

more prosp'rous times to see, shine brightly, Lord, on me. more lasting and more true, successively renew.

and take my needful rest; of thy defence possest.

V.

accept my secret pray'r; will I for help repair. and with the dawning day to thee devoutly pray. canst never, Lord, approve; all evil dost remove. unpunish'd in thy view; thy vengeance shall pursue. by thee shall be destroy'd, and in deceit employ'd. to thy lov'd courts restore, and humbly there adore. for watchful is my foe; wherein I ought to go. their heart is set on wrong; they flatter with their tongue. oppress'd with loads of sin; have harden'd rebels been. with shouts their joy proclaim; and all that love thy Name. his blessing will extend, as with a shield, defend.

VI.

3,4 If I am guilty, or did e'er
Nay, if I have not spar'd his life,
5 Let then to persecuting foes,
Let them to earth tread down my life,
6 Arise, and let thine anger, Lord,
Exalt thyself above my foes,
Awake, awake, in my behalf,
Which thou hast righteously ordain'd
7 So to thy throne adoring crowds
O therefore for their sakes resume
8 Impartial Judge of all the world,
According to my just deserts,

9 Let wicked arts and wicked men
But guard the just, thou God, to whom
10, 11 God me protects, nor only me,
And daily lays up wrath for those

12 If they persist, he whets his sword,
13 E'en now, with swift destruction wing'd,
14 The plots are fruitless, which my foe
15 The pit he digg'd for me has prov'd
16 On his own head his spite returns,
On him the violence is fall'n
17 Therefore will I the righteous ways
I'll sing the praise of God most high,

PSALM

Thou, to whom all creatures bow Thro' all the world how great art thou! In heav'n thy wondrous acts are sung, 2 And yet thou mak'st the infant tongue Thro' thee the weak confound the strong, And so thou quell'st the wicked throng, 3 When heav'n, thy beauteous work on high, The moon that nightly rules the sky, 4 What's man, say I, that, Lord, thou lov'st Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st 5 Him next in pow'r thou didst create 6 Ordain'd with dignity and state 7 They jointly own his pow'rful sway; 8 The bird that wings its airy way; 90 thou, to whom all creatures bow Through all the world how great art thou!

against his peace combine; who sought unjustly mine; my soul become a prey; in dust my honour lay. in my defence engage; and their insulting rage: the judgment to dispense, for injur'd innocence. shall still for justice fly; thy judgment-seat on high. I trust my cause to thee; so let thy sentence be. together be o'erthrown; the hearts of both are known. but all of upright heart; who from his laws depart. his bow stands ready bent; his pointed shafts are sent. unjustly did conceive; his own untimely grave. whilst I from harm am free; which he design'd for me. of Providence proclaim; and celebrate his Name.

within this earthly frame, how glorious is thy Name! nor fully reckon'd there; thy boundless praise declare. and crush their haughty foes; that thee and thine oppose. employs my wond'ring sight; with stars of feebler light; to keep him in thy mind? to them so wondrous kind? to thy celestial train; o'er all thy works to reign. the beasts that prey or graze; the fish that cuts the seas. within this earthly frame, how glorious is thy Name!

To celebrate thy praise, O Lord,

To all the list'ning world thy works, 2 The thought of them shall to my soul Whilst to thy Name, O thou most High, 3 Thou mad'st my haughty foes to turn Struck with thy presence, down they fell, 4 Against insulting foes, advanc'd, My right asserting from thy throne, 5 The insolence of heathen pride Their wicked offspring quite destroy'd, 6 Mistaken foes! your haughty threats Our city stands, which you design'd 7,8 The Lord for ever lives, who has Impartial justice to dispense; 9 God is a constant sure defence As troubles rise, his needful aids

10 All those who have his goodness prov'd Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man 11 Sing praises, therefore, to the Lord, Proclaim his deeds, till all the world

I will my heart prepare; thy wondrous works, declare. exalted pleasure bring; triumphant praise I sing. their backs in shameful flight; they perish'd at thy sight. thou didst my cause maintain; where truth and justice reign. thou hast reduc'd to shaine; and blotted out their name. are to a period come; to make our common tomb.

his righteous throne prepar'd, to punish or reward." against oppressing rage; in our behalf engage. will in his truth confide; that on his help relied. from Sion, his abode; confess no other God.

12 When he inquiry makes for blood,
The injur'd humble man's complaint
13 Take pity on my troubles, Lord,
Thou, that hast rescu'd me so oft
14 In Sion then I'll sing thy praise,
And with loud shouts of grateful joy
15 Deep in the pit they digg'd for me
Their guilty feet to their own snare
16 Thus, by the just returns he makes
While wicked men by their own plots
17 No single sinner shall escape
Nor nation from his just revenge

18 His suffering saints, when most distrest,
Their expectation shall be crown'd,
19 Arise, O Lord, assert thy pow'r,
Descend to judgment, and pronounce
20 Strike terror through the nations round,
They to each other and themselves

PSALM

THY presence why withdraw'st thou, Lord?
When dismal times of deep distress
2 The wicked, swell'd with lawless pride,
O let them fall by those designs

3 For straight they triumph, if success
And scrdid wretches, whom God hates,
4 To own a pow'r above themselves
And therefore in their stubborn mind
5 Oppressive methods they pursue,
Because thy judgments, unobserv'd,
6 They fondly think their prosp'rous state
They think their vain designs shall thrive,
7 Vain and deceitful is their speech,
By which the mischief of their heart
8 Near public roads they lie conceal'd,
The innocent and poor at once

9 Not lions, couching in their dens, With greater cunning, or express 10 Sometimes they act the harmless man, That, so deceiv'd, the poor may less

The Second

11 For God, they think, no notice takes He never minds the suff'ring poor, 12 But thou, O Lord, at length arise; And, by the greatness of thy pow'r, 13 No longer let the wicked vaunt, Tush, God regards not what we do; 14 But sure thou seest, and all their deeds The orphan, therefore, and the poor 15 Defenceless let the wicked fall, Confound, O God, their dark designs, 16 Assert thy just dominion, Lord, Thou, who the heathen didst expel 17 Thou dost the humble suppliants hear Thou first prepar'st their hearts to pray, 18 Thou in thy righteous judgment weigh'st That so the tyrants of the earth

PSALM

NINCE I have plac'd my trust in God, Why should 1, like a tim Tous bird,

2 Behold, the wicked bend their bow, Lurking in ambush to destroy

3 When once the firm assurance fails 'Tis time for innocence to fly

X.

Part.

of their unrighteous deeds; nor their oppression heeds. stretch forth thy mighty arm; defend the poor from harm. and proudly boasting say, he never will repay. impartially dost try; on thee for aid rely.

of all their strength bereft;
till no remains are left.
which shall for ever stand;
from this thy chosen land.
that to thy throne repair;
and then accept'st their pray'r.
the fatherless and poor;
may persecute no more.
XI.

a refuge always nigh,
to distant mountains fly?
and ready fix their dart;
the man of upright heart.
which public faith imparts,
from such deceitful arts.