4 Thou, LORD, art good, nor only good,
But prompt to pardon too;
Of plenteous mercy to all those
Who for thy mercy sue.

5 To my repeated humble prayer,
O LORD, attentive be;

When troubled, I on thee will call,
For thou wilt answer me.

6 Among the gods there's none like thee, O LORD, alone divine!

To thee as much inferior they,

As are their works to thine.

7 Therefore their great Creator, thee,
The nations shall adore;
Their long-misguided prayers and praise
To thy bless'd Name restore.

8 All shall confess thee great, and great
The wonders thou hast done;
Confess thee GOD, the GOD supreme,
Confess thee GOD alone.

9 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and I
From truth shall ne'er depart;
In rev'rence to thy sacred Name
Devoutly fix my heart.

10 Thee will I praise, O LORD my GOD,
Praise thee with heart sincere,
And to thy everlasting Name
Eternal trophies rear.

11 Thy boundless mercy shown to me
Transcends my power to tell;
For thou hast oft redeem'd my soul
From lowest deeps of hell.

12 And thou thy constant goodness didst To my assistance bring:

Of patience, mercy, and of truth,
Thou everlasting spring!

From the lxxxvii. Psalm of David.

1 GOD'S temple crowns the holy mount, The LORD there condescends to dwell; His Sion's gates, in his account,

Our Israel's fairest tents excel :
Yea, glorious things of thee we sing,
O city of th' Almighty King!

2 Of honor'd Sion we aver,
Illustrious throngs from her proceed;
Th' Almighty shall establish her,

And shall enrol her holy seed:
Yea, for his people he shall count
The children of his favor'd mount.
8 He'll Sion find with numbers fill'd
Who celebrate his matchless praise;
Who, here in hallelujahs skill'd,

In heaven their harps and hymns shall raise:

O Sion, seat of Israel's King,
Be mine to drink thy living spring!

From the lxxxviii. Psalm of David.

1 GOD of my life, O LORD most high, To thee by day and night I cry; Vouchsafe my mournful voice to hear, To my distress incline thine ear.

2 Like those whose strength and hopes fled,

They number me among the dead;
Like those who, shrouded in the grave,
From thee no more remembrance hav
3 Wilt thou by miracle revive
The dead whom thou forsook'st alive?
Shall the mute grave thy love confess,
A mould'ring tomb thy faithfulness?
4 To thee, O LORD, I cry forlorn,
My prayer prevents the early morn:
Why hast thou, LORD, my soul forsook,
Nor once vouchsafed a gracious look?
5 Companions dear, and friends beloved,
Far from my sight thou hast removed:
GOD of my life, O LORD most high,
Vouchsafe to hear my mournful cry!

From the lxxxix. Psalm of David.

1 THY mercies, LORD, shall be my song My song on them shall ever dwell; To ages yet unborn, my tongue

Thy never-failing truth shall tell. 2 I have affirm'd, and still maintain, Thy mercy shall for ever last; Thy truth, that does the heavens sustain, Like them shall stand for ever fast. 3 Thus spak'st thou by thy prophet's voice "With David I a league have made; To him, my servant, and my choice,

By solemn oath this grant convey'd: 4 "While earth, and seas, and skies endure Thy seed shall in my sight remain; To them thy throne I will ensure,

They shall to endless ages reign."
5 For such stupendous truth and love,
Both heaven and earth just praises owe,
By choirs of angels sung above,

And by assembled saints below.
6 What seraph of celestial birth
To vie with Israel's GOD shall dare?
Or who among the gods of earth

With our Almighty LORD compare? 7 With reverence and religious dread, His saints should to his temple press; His fear through all their hearts should spread,

Who his almighty Name confess.

3 LORD GOD of armies, who can boast Of strength or power like thine renown'd? Of such a num'rous, faithful host,

As that which does thy throne surround?

O LORD, the Saviour and defence
Of us thy chosen race,

rom age to age thou still hast been
Our sure abiding-place.

Before thou brought'st the mountains forth,
Or th' earth and world didst frame,
hou always wast the mighty God,

fest And ever art the same.

Thou turnest man, O LORD, to dust,
Of which he first was made;

nd when thou speak'st the word, 'Return,'
T is instantly obey'd.

For in thy sight a thousand years
Are like a day that 's past;
Er like a watch in dead of night,
Whose hours unminded waste.
Thou sweep'st us off as with a flood,
We vanish hence like dreams :-
it first we grow like grass that feels
The sun's reviving beams;
But howsoever fresh and fair
Its morning beauty shows,

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is all cut down, and wither'd quite, Before the evening close.

We by thine anger are consumed,
And by thy wrath dismay'd;
ur public crimes and secret sing
Before thy sight are laid.
Beneath thine anger's sad effects
Our drooping days we spend;
ur unregarded years break off
Like tales that quickly end

19 Our term of time is seventy years,

An age that few survive: But if, with more than common strength, To eighty we arrive

10 Yet then our boasted strength decays, To sorrow turn'd and pain:

So soon the slender thread is cut,
And we no more remain.

PART II.

C. M.

1 BUT who thine anger's dread effects

Does, as he ought, revere?
And yet thy wrath does fall or rise,
As more or less we fear.

2 So teach us, LORD, th' uncertain sum Of our short days to mind,

That to true wisdom all our hearts
May ever be inclined.

30 to thy servants, LORD, return,
And speedily relent!

As we of our misdeeds, do thou
Of our just doom repent.
4 To satisfy and cheer our souls,
Thy early mercy send;
That we may all our days to come
In joy and comfort spend.

5 To all thy servants, LORD, let this
Thy wondrous work be known;
And to our offspring yet unborn,
Thy glorious power be shown.
6 Let thy bright rays upon us shine,
Give thou our work success;
The glorious work we have in hand
Do thou vouchsafe to bless.

1 HE that has GOD his guardian made, Shall under the ALMIGHTY's shade

Secure and undisturb'd abide; Thus to my soul of him I'll say, He is my fortress and my stay,

My GOD, in whom I will confide.

2 His tender love and watchful care Shall free thee from the fowler's snare,

And from the noisome pestilence; He over thee his wings shall spread, And cover thy unguarded head;

His truth shall be thy strong defence. 3 No terrors that surprise by night Shall thy undaunted courage fright,

Nor deadly shafts that fly by day, Nor plague, of unknown rise, that kills In darkness, nor infectious ills

That in the burning noon-tide slay. 4 Because with well-placed confidence, Thou mak'st the LORD thy sure defence,

Thy refuge, even GOD most high; Therefore no ill on thee shall come, Nor to thy heaven-protected home

Shall overwhelming plagues draw nigh.

1 GOD shall charge his angel legions Watch and ward o'er thee to keep; Though thou walk through hostile regions, Though in desert wilds thou sleep. 2 On the lion vainly roaring,

On his young, thy foot shall tread,
And, the dragon's den exploring,

Thou shalt bruise the serpent's head.
3 Since with pure and firm affection,
Thou on GOD hast set thy love,
With the wings of his protection
He will shield thee from above.
4 Thou shalt call on him in trouble,
He will hearken, he will save;
Here for grief reward thee double,
Crown with life beyond the grave.

O LORD,

Thou mak'st my heart rejoice;
The thoughts of them shall make me glad,
And shout with cheerful voice.

5 How wondrous are thy works, O LORD!
How deep are thy decrees!
Whose winding tracks, in secret laid,
No careless sinner sees.

6 He little thinks, when wicked men,
Like grass, look fresh and gay,
How soon their short-lived splendor must
For ever pass away.

7 But thou, my GOD, art still most high; And all thy lofty foes,

Who thought they might securely sin,
Shall be o'erwhelm'd with woes.

8 But righteous men, like rising palms,
Shall grow and flourish still;
Thy flock shall spread, like cedars choice
On Lebanon's high hill.

9 These, planted in the house of God,
Within his courts shall thrive;
Their vigor and their lustre both
Shall in old age revive.

10 Thus will the LORD his justice show;
And GOD, my strong defence,
Shall due rewards to all the world
Impartially dispense.

From the xciii. Psalm of David.

1 WITH glory clad, with strength array'd
The LORD, that o'er all nature reigns,
The world's foundation strongly laid,
And the vast fabric still sustains.
2 How surely stablish'd is thy throne!
Which shall no change or period see;
For thou, O LORD, and thou alone,
Art GOD from all eternity.

3 The floods, O LORD, lift up their voice,
And toss the troubled waves on high;
But GOD above can still their noise,
And make the angry sea comply.
4 Thy promise, LORD, is ever sure,
And they that in thy house would dwell
That happy station to secure,

Must still in holiness excel.

1 BLESS'D is the man whom thou, O LORD, In kindness dost chastise,

And by thy sacred rules to walk
Dost lovingly advise.

2 This man shall rest and safety find,
In seasons of distress:

Whilst GOD prepares a pit for those
That stubbornly transgress.

3 For GOD will never from his saints
His favor wholly take;

His own possession and his lot
He will not quite forsake.

4 The world shall yet confess thee just
In all that thou hast done:

And those that choose thy upright ways

Shall in those paths go on.

5 Long since had I in silence slept,
But that the LORD was near,
To stay me when I slipp'd; when sad,
My troubled heart to cheer.

6 My soul's defence is firmly placed
In GoD, the LORD most high:
He is my rock, to which I may
For refuge always fly.

From the xcv. Psalm of David. 10 COME, loud anthems let us sing, -Loud thanks to our Almighty King; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's rock we praise. 2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him for his favors past; To him address, in joyful songs, "The praise that to his Name belongs :

3 For GOD the LORD, enthroned in state, Is, with unrivall'd glory, great; A King superior far to all

Whom gods the Heathen falsely call.

4 The depths of earth are in his hand,
Her secret wealth at his command;
The strength of hills that reach the skies
Subjected to his empire lies.

5 The rolling ocean's vast abyss
By the same sovereign right is his;
T was made by his almighty hand,
That form'd and fix'd the solid land.
60 let us to his courts repair,
And bow with adoration there;
Down on our knees devoutly all
Before the LORD, our Maker, fall.
7 For he 's our GOD, our shepherd he,
His flock and pasture-sheep are we:
O then, ye faithful flock, to-day
His warning hear, his voice obey.

From the xcvi. Psalm of David.

1 SING to the LORD a new-made song; Let earth, in one assembled throng,

Her common patron's praise resound:
Sing to the LORD, and bless his name,
From day to day his praise proclaim,

Who us has with salvation crown'd:
To heathen lands his fame rehearse,
His wonders to the universe.

2 He's great, and greatly to be praised;
In majesty and glory raised
Above all other deities;
For pageantry and idols all

Are they whom gods the Heathen call;
He only rules who made the skies:
With majesty and honor crown'd,
Glory and strength his throne surround.
3 Be glory then to him restored
By all who have false gods adored:
Ascribe due honor to his Name,
Peace-off'rings on his altar lay,
Before his throne your homage pay,
way Which he and he alone can claim:
To worship at his sacred court,
Let all the trembling world resort.
4 Proclaim aloud, JEHOVAH reigns,
Whose power the universe sustains,
And banish'd justice will restore:
ed Let therefore heaven new joys confess,
And heavenly mirth let earth express,
Its loud applause the ocean roar

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Its mute inhabitants rejoice,
And for this triumph find a voice.
5 For joy let fertile valleys sing,
The cheerful groves their tribute bring,
And tuneful harmonies awake:
Behold! in truth and justice clad,
GOD comes to judge the world he made,
And to himself its throne to take:
He's come, to judge the world he's come,
With justice to reward and doom.
PSALM 76.
L. M.
From the xcvii. Psalm of David.

1 JEHOVAH reigns, let all the earth
In his just government rejoice;
Let all the lands, with sacred mirth,
In his applause unite their voice.
2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade
His dazzling glory shroud in state;
Judgment and righteousness are made
The habitation of his seat.

3 For thou, O GOD, art seated high,
Above earth's potentates enthroned;
Thou, LORD, unrivalled in the sky,
Supreme by all the gods art own'd.
4 Ye who to serve this LORD aspire,
Abhor what 's ill, and truth esteem;
He'll keep his servants' souls entire,

And them from wicked hands redeem.
5 For seeds are sown of glorious light,
A future harvest for the just;
And gladness for the heart that 's right,
To recompense its pious trust.

6 Rejoice, ye righteous, in the LORD;
Memorials of his holiness

Deep in your faithful breasts record,
And with your thankful tongues confess.
C. M.

PSALM 77.

From the xcviii. Psalm of David.

1 SING to the LORD a new-made song,
Who wondrous things has done;
With his right hand and holy arm,
The conquest he has won.

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2 The LORD has through th' astonish'd
Display'd his saving might,
And made his righteous acts appear
In all the Heathen's sight.

3 Of Israel's house his love and truth
Have ever mindful been;
Wide earth's remotest parts the power
Of Israel's GOD have seen.

4 Let therefore earth's inhabitants
Their cheerful voices raise,
And all with universal joy

Resound their Maker's praise.
5 With harp and hymn's soft melody,
Into the concert bring

The trumpet and shrill cornet's sound,
Before th' Almighty King.

6 Let the loud ocean roar her joy,

With all that seas contain; The earth and her inhabitants Join concert with the main.

From the xcix. Psalm of David.

1 JEHOVAH reigns; let therefore all
The guilty nations quake:
On cherubs' wings he sits enthroned;
Let earth's foundations shake.

2 On Sion's hill he keeps his court,
His palace makes her towers;
And thence his sovereignty extends
Supreme o'er earthly powers.
8 Let therefore all with praise address
His great and dreadful Name;
And, with his unresisted might,
His holiness proclaim.

4 For truth and justice, in his reign,
Of strength and power take place;
His judgments are with righteousness
Dispensed to Jacob's race.

5 Therefore exalt the LORD our God,
Before his footstool fall;
And, with his unresisted might,
His holiness extol.

6 With worship at his sacred courts
Exalt our GOD and LORD;

For he, who only holy is,

Alone should be adored.

From the c. Psalm of David.

1 WITH one consent let all the earth To GOD their cheerful voices raise; Glad homage pay with awful mirth, And sing before him songs of praise: 2 Convinced that he is God alone, From whom both we and all proceed; We whom he chooses for his own,

The flock that he vouchsafes to feed, SO enter then his temple gate,

Thence to his courts devoutly press; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his Name with praises bless. 4 For he 's the LORD, supremely good, His mercy is for ever sure; His truth, which always firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure.

1 THE strong foundations of the earth Of old by thee were laid;

Thy hands, O LORD, the arch of heaven
With wondrous skill have made.

2 Whilst thou for ever shalt endure,
They soon shall pass away;
And, like a garment often worn,
Shall tarnish and decay.

3 Like that, when thou ordain'st their change
To thy command they bend;
But thou continu'st still the same,

Nor have thy years an end.

4 Thou to the children of thy saints
Shalt lasting quiet give;
Whose happy race, securely fix'd,
Shall in thy presence live.

From the ciii. Psalm of David
1 MY soul, inspired with sacred love,
GOD's holy name for ever bless;
Of all his favors mindful prove,

And still thy grateful thanks express.
2 "T is he that all thy sins forgives,
And after sickness makes thee sound;
From danger he thy life retrieves,

By him with grace and mercy crown'd. 3 He with good things thy mouth supplies, Thy vigor eagle-like restores;

He to the suff'rer promptly flies,

Who, wrong'd, his righteous help in plores.