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d2 He shall upon the sweet returns Of his own labor feed;

Without dependence live, and see His wishes all succeed.

12 Arise, O LORD, and now possess Thy constant place of rest;

Be that, not only with thy ark,
But with thy presence bless'd.

Who fears the LORD shall prosper thus; 3 Clothe thou thy priests with righteousness,

Him Sion's GOD shall bless,

And grant him all his days to see

Jerusalem's success.

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FROM lowest depths of wo

To GOD I sent my cry;

LORD, hear my supplicating voice,
And graciously reply.

Shouldst thou severely judge,
Who can the trial bear?
ut thou forgiv'st, lest we despond,
And quite renounce thy fear.
My soul with patience waits
For thee, the living LORD;
My hopes are on thy promise built,
Thy never-failing word.
My longing eyes look out
For thy enliv'ning ray,
More duly than the morning watch
To spy the dawning day.
Let Israel trust in GoD,
No bounds his mercy knows;

The plenteous source and spring from whence

Eternal succor flows:

Whose friendly streams to us

that Supplies in want convey;

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A healing spring, a spring to cleanse And wash our guilt away.

PSALM 105.

III. 1.

From the cxxxi. Psalm of David. LORD, for ever at thy side Let my place and portion be: Strip me of the robe of pride, Clothe me with humility. Meekly may my soul receive All thy spirit hath reveal'd; Thou hast spoken-I believe, Though the oracle be seal'd. Humble as a little child, Weaned from the mother's breast, By no subtleties beguiled, On thy faithful word I rest. Israel! now and evermore In the LORD JEHOVAH trust; Him, in all his ways adore, Wise, and wonderful, and just.

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From the exxxii. Psalm of David. O, WITH due rev'rence, let us all To GOD's abode repair; Ind, prostrate at his footstool fall'n, Cart Pour out our humble prayer.

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Make thou thy saints rejoice;
And, for thy servant David's sake,
Hear thy anointed's voice.

4 Fair Sion does, in GOD's esteem,
All other seats excel;
His place of everlasting rest,

Where he desires to dwell.

5 Her store th' Almighty will increase, Her poor with plenty bless;

Her saints shall shout for joy, her priests His saving health confess.

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From the cxxxiii. Psalm of David.

1 HOW vast must their advantage be.
How great their pleasure prove,
Who live like brethren, and consent
In offices of love!

2 True love is like the precious oil,
Which, pour'd on Aaron's head,
Ran down his beard, and o'er his robes
Its costly fragrance shed.

3 'Tis like refreshing dew, which does
On Hermon's top distil;
Or like the early drops, that fall
On Sion's favor'd hill.

4 For Sion is the chosen seat
Where the Almighty King
The promised blessing has ordain'd,
And life's eternal spring.

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4 That GOD is great, we often have
By glad experience found:
And seen how he, with wondrous power,
Above all gods is crown'd.

5 For he, with unresisted strength,
Performs his sov'reign will,

In heaven and earth, and wat❜ry stores
That earth's deep caverns fill.

6 Their just returns of thanks to GOD
Let grateful Israel pay;
Nor let anointed Aaron's race

To bless the LORD delay.

7 Their sense of his unbounded love
Let Levi's house express;
And let all those who fear the LORD,
His Name for ever bless.

8 Let all with thanks his wondrous works In Sion's courts proclaim;

Let them in Salem, where he dwells,
Exalt his holy Name.

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From the cxxxvi. Psalm of David.

1 TO GOD, the mighty LORD,

Your joyful thanks repeat;

To him due praise afford,
As good as he is great:
For GOD does prove
Our constant friend;
His boundless love
Shall never end.

2 To him, whose wondrous power
All other gods obey,
Whom earthly kings adore,
Your grateful homage pay:
For GOD &c.

3 By his almighty hand
Amazing works are wrought;
The heavens by his command
Were to perfection brought:
For GOD &c.

4 He spread the ocean round
About the spacious land;
And bade the rising ground
Above the waters stand:
For GOD &c.

5 By him the heavens display
Their num'rous hosts of light,
The sun to rule by day,

The moon and stars, by night:
For GOD &c.

6 He, in our depth of woes,
On us with favor thought;
And from our cruel foes

In peace and safety brought:
For GOD &c.

7 He does the food supply
On which all creatures live:
To GOD, who reigns on high,
Eternal praises give:
For GoD will prove
Our constant friend;
His boundless love
Shall never end.

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From the cxxxvii. Psalm of David. 1 WHEN we, our weary limbs to rest, Sat down by proud Euphrates' stream, We wept, with doleful thoughts oppress'd, And Sion was our mornful theme.

2 Our harps, that, when with joy we sung Were wont their tuneful parts to bear, With silent strings neglected hung

On willow trees that wither'd there. 3 O Salem, our once happy seat, When I of thee forgetful prove, Let then my trembling hand forget The speaking strings with art to move! 4 If I to mention thee forbear, Perpetual silence be my doom; Or if my chiefest joy compare With thee, Jerusalem, my home!

PSALM 112.

C. M. From the cxxxviii. Psalm of David. 1 WITH my whole heart, my GoD and

King,
Thy praise I will proclaim;
Before the mighty I will sing,
And bless thy holy Name.

2 I'll worship at thy sacred seat,
And, with thy love inspired,
The praises of thy truth repeat,
O'er all thy works admired.

3 Thou graciously inclin'dst thine ear,
When I to thee did cry;

And, when my soul was press'd with fear
Didst inward strength supply.

4 For GOD, although enthroned on high,
Does thence the poor respect;
The proud, far off, his scornful eye
Beholds with just neglect.

5 Though I with troubles am oppress'd, He shall my foes disarm,

Relievd my soul when most distress'd,
And keep me safe from harm.

6 The LORD, whose mercies ever last,
Shall fix my happy state;
And mindful of his favors past,
Shall his own work complete.

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14 From thy all-seeing Spirit, LORD, What hiding-place does earth afford? O where can I thy influence shun, Or whither from thy presence run? 5 If up to heaven I take my flight, "T is there thou dwell'st enthroned in light; e If to the world unseen, my God,

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There also hast thou thine abode.

6 If I the morning's wings could gain, And fly beyond the western main; E'en there, in earth's remotest land, I still should find thy guiding hand. 7 Or, should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the sable wings of night, One glance from thee, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day. 8 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes; Through midnight shades thou find'st thy way,

As in the blazing noon of day.

9 Thou know'st the texture of my heart, GMy reins and every vital part:

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I'll praise thee, from whose hands I came
A work of such a wondrous frame.
10 Let me acknowledge too, O God,
That since this maze of life I trod,
Thy thoughts of love to me surmount
The power of numbers to recount.
11 Far sooner could I reckon o'er
The sands upon the ocean's shore;
Each morn, revising what I've done,
I find th' account but new begun.
12 Search, try, O GOD, my thoughts and
If mischief lurk in any part;
Correct me where I go astray,
And guide me in thy perfect way.

PSALM 114.

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C. M.

From the cxli. Psalm of David.

1 LORD, in thy sight, O let my prayer Like morning incense rise;

My lifted hands accepted be

As ev'ning sacrifice.

2 From hasty language curb my tongue,
And let a constant guard
Still keep the portal of my lips
With wary silence barr'd.

3 From wicked men's designs and deeds
My heart and hands restrain;
Nor let me share their evil works,
Or their unrighteous gain.

4 Let upright men reprove my faults,
And I shall think them kind;
Like healing oil upon my head
I their reproof shall find.

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2 Nor at thy strict tribunal bring
Thy servant to be tried;
For in thy sight no living man
Can e'er be justified.

3 To thee my hands in humble prayer I fervently stretch out;

My soul for thy refreshment thirsts,
Like land oppress'd with drought.
4 Hear me with speed, my spirit fails;
Thy face no longer hide,

Lest Í become forlorn, like them
That in the grave reside.

5 Thy kindness early let me hear,
Whose trust on thee depends;
Teach me the way where I should go,
My soul to thee ascends.

6 Do thou, O LORD, from all my foes Preserve and set me free;

A safe retreat, a hiding-place,

My soul implores from thee.

7 Thou art my GOD, thy righteous will Instruct me to obey;

Let thy good spirit lead and keep
My soul in thy right way.

8 O, for the sake of thy great Name,
Revive my drooping heart;

For thy truth's sake, to me distress'd
Thy saving health impart.

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1 LORD, what's in man, that thou should'st Of him such tender care to take? [love What in his offspring could thee move Such great account of him to make? 2 The life of man does quickly fade, His thoughts but empty are and vain, His days are like a flying shade,

Of whose short stay no signs remain. 3 To thee, almighty King of kings, In new-made hymns my voice I'll raise; And instruments of many strings Shall help me to adore and praise.

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1 THEE I will bless, my GOD and King,
Thy endless praise proclaim;
This tribute daily I will bring,
And ever bless thy Name.

2 Thou, LORD, beyond compare art great, And highly to be praised;

Thy majesty, with boundless height,
Above our knowledge raised.

3 Renown'd for mighty acts, thy fame
To future time extends;

From age to age thy glorious Name
Successively descends.

4 Whilst I thy glory, and renown,
And wondrous works express,

The world with me thy might shall own, And thy great power confess,

5 The praise that to thy love belongs They shall with joy proclaim; Thy truth of all their grateful songs Shall be the constant theme.

6 The LORD is good; fresh acts of grace His pity still supplies;

His anger moves with slowest pace,
His willing mercy flies.

7 Thy love through earth extends its fame,
To all thy works express'd;
These show thy praise, whilst thy great
Name

Is by thy servants bless'd.

8 They, with a glorious prospect fired,
Shall of thy kingdom speak;
And thy great power, by all admired,
Their lofty subject make.

9 GOD's mighty works of ancient date,
Shall thus to all be known;
And thus his kingdom's glorious state
In all its splendor shown.

10 His steadfast throne, from changes free, Shall stand for ever fast;

His boundless sway no end shall see,
But time itself outlast.

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1 THE LORD does them support that fall, And makes the prostrate rise;

For his kind aid all creatures call,
Who timely food supplies.

2 Whate'er their various wants require
With open hand he gives;
And so fulfils the just desire
Of every thing that lives.

3 How holy is the LORD, how just,
How righteous all his ways!
How nigh to him, who with firm trust
For his assistance prays!

4 He grants the full desires of those
Who him with fear adore;
And will their troubles soon compose,
When they his aid implore.

5 The LORD preserves all those with care
Whom grateful love employs;
But sinners, who his vengeance dare,
In justice he destroys.

6 My time to come, in praises spent,
Shall still advance his fame;
And all mankind, with one consent,
For ever bless his Name."

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13 They shall talk of all thy glory,
On thy might and greatness dwell,
Speak of thy dread acts the story,
And thy deeds of wonder tell.
4 Nor shall fail from mem'ry's treasur
Works by love and mercy wrought;
Works of love surpassing measure,
Works of mercy passing thought.
5 Full of kindness and compassion,
Slow to anger, vast in love,
GOD is good to all creation;

All his works his goodness prove.

6 All thy works, O LORD, shall bless thee Thee shall all thy saints adore; King supreme shall they confess thee, And proclaim thy sov'reign power. 7 They thy might, all might excelling, Shall to all mankind make known, And the brightness of thy dwelling, And the glories of thy throne. 8 Ever, GOD of endless praises,

Shall thy royal might remain; Evermore thy brightness blazes, Ever lasts thy righteous reign.

9 Them that fall the LORD protecteťn,
He sustains the bow'd and bent;
Every eye from thee expecteth,

Fix'd on thee, its nourishment.
10 Thou to all, great GOD of nature,
Giv'st in season due their food;
Spread'st thy hand, and every creature
Satisfiest still with good.

11 GOD is just in all he doeth,
Kind is he in all his ways;
He his ready presence showeth,
When a faithful servant prays.
12 Who sincerely seek and fear him,
He to them their wish will give;
When they call, the LORD will hear them,
He will hear them, and relieve.
13 From JEHOVAH all who prize him
Shall his saving health enjoy;
All the wicked, who despise him,
He will in their sin destroy.
14 Still JEHOVAH, thee confessing,
Shall my tongue thy praise proclaim;
And may all mankind with blessing
Ever hail thy holy Name.

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From the cxlvi. Psalm of David.

10 PRAISE the LORD, and thou, my soul, For ever bless his Name:

His wondrous love, while life shall last,

My constant praise shall claim.

2 On princes, on the sons of men,
Let none for aid rely;

They cannot help, they turn to dust,
And all their counsels die.

3 Then happy he, who Jacob's GOD
For his protector takes;

Who still, with well-placed hope, the LORD His constant refuge makes.

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The LORD, who made both heaven and | 2 His holy city GOD will build,

earth,

And all that they contain,

Will never quit his steadfast truth,
Nor make his promise vain.

The poor, oppress'd, from all their wrongs
Are eased by his decree;

He gives the hungry needful food,
And sets the prisoners free.

By him the blind receive their sight,
The weak and fall'n he rears;
With kind regard and tender love

He for the righteous cares.

The strangers he preserves from harm, The orphan kindly treats; Defends the widow, and the wiles Of wicked men defeats.

The GOD that does in Sion dwell

Is our eternal King:
From age to age his reign endures;
Let all his praises sing.

PSALM 120.

II. 2.

From the cxlvi. Psalm of David.

I'LL praise my Maker with my breath, And, when my voice is lost in death,

Praise shall employ my nobler powers; My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.

2 Why should I place in man my trust? Ev'n princes die and turn to dust,

Vain is the help of flesh and blood; Their breath departs, their pomp, and

power,

And thoughts, all vanish in an hour,

Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's GOD: he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train; He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor;' His truth for ever stands secure,

And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The LORD gives eye-sight to the blind, The LORD supports the sinking mind, He sends the righteous strength and peace, He helps the stranger in distress, "The widow, and the fatherless,

And to the prisoner grants release.
5 GOD shall the wicked overturn,
On them his wrath shall ever burn,
Sinners shall perish in their ways;
Sion! the GOD thy sons adore,
He, he is king for evermore;

The LORD thy GOD for ever praise!
PSALM 121.

From the cxlvii. Psalm of David.

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Though levell'd with the ground; Bring back his people, though dispersed Through all the nations round.

3 He kindly heals the broken hearts,
And all their wounds does close;
He tells the number of the stars,
Their several names he knows.
4 Great is the LORD, and

great

his power,

His wisdom has no bound;
The meek he raises, and throws down
The wicked to the ground.

5 To GOD the LORD, a hymn of praise
With grateful voices sing;

To songs of triumph tune the harp,
And strike each warbling string.

6 He covers heaven with clouds, and thence Refreshing rain bestows,

And on the mountains, through his care,
The grass in plenty grows.

7 His care the beasts that loosely range
With timely food supplies;

He feeds the ravens' tender brood,

And stops their hungry cries,

8 The LORD to him that fears his name
His tender love extends;
To him that on his boundless grace
With steadfast hope depends,

9 Let Sion and Jerusalem

To GOD their praise address; Whose strength secures their lasting gates, Who does their children bless.

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1 JEHOVAH speaks: swift from the skies
To earth the sov'reign mandate flies;
The elements confess their LORD,
With prompt obedience to his word:
2 The thick descending flakes of snow
O'er earth a fleecy mantle throw;
And glittering frost o'er all the plains
Binds nature fast in icy chains.

3 He speaks: the ice and snow obey,
And nature's fetters melt away;
Softly the vernal breezes blow,
And murm'ring waters freely flow.
4 But nobler works his grace record:
To Israel he reveals his word;
To them, his chosen flock, alone,
He makes his sacred precepts known.
5 Such bliss no heathen nation shares,
His oracles are only theirs:
Let Israel then their voices raise,
And bless their GOD in songs of praise.

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10 PRAISE the LORD with hymns of joy, 1 YE boundless realms of joy,

And celebrate his fame;

For pleasant, good, and comely 't is

To praise his holy Name.

Exalt your Maker's fame; His praise your song employ

Above the starry frame:

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