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5 Thy precepts therefore from my thoughts

Shall never, Lord, depart;

For thou by them hast to new life

Restored my dying heart.

6 I've seen an end of what we call

Perfection here below;

But thy commandments, like thyself,
No change or period know.

PART XIII. MEM. C. M.
1 THE love that to thy laws I bear
No language can display;
They with fresh wonders entertain
My raptured thoughts all day.

2 My feet with care I have refrain'd
From every sinful way,
That to thy sacred word I might

Entire obedience pay.

3 I have not from thy judgments stray'd,
By vain desires misled;

For, Lord, thou hast instructed me
Thy righteous paths to tread.

4 How sweet are all thy words to me;
O what divine repast!

How much more grateful to my soul

Than honey to my taste!

5 Taught by thy sacred precepts, I
With heavenly skill am blest;
Through which the treacherous ways of sin
I utterly detest.

PART XIV. NUN. C. M.

1 THY word is to my feet a lamp,
The way of truth to show;

A watch-light, to point out the path
In which I ought to go.

2 I've vow'd, and from my covenant, Lord, Will never start aside,

That in thy righteous judgments I
Will steadfastly abide.

3 Let still my sacrifice of praise

With thee acceptance find;

And in thy righteous judgments, Lord,
Instruct my willing mind.

4 Thy testimonies I have made

My heritage and choice;

For they, when other comforts fail,
My drooping heart rejoice.

5 My heart with early zeal began
Thy statutes to obey;

And, till my course of life is done,
Shall keep thine upright way.

PART XV. SAMECH. C. M.

1 DECEITFUL thoughts and practices
I utterly detest;

But to thy law affection bear
Too great to be express'd.

2 My hiding-place, my refuge-tower,
And shield art thou, O Lord;
I firmly anchor all my hopes
On thy unerring word.

3 Away from me, ye wicked men,
Approach not my abode;
For firmly I resolve to keep
The precepts of my God.

4 According to thy gracious word,
From danger set me free;

Nor make me of those hopes ashamed, That I repose on thee.

PART XVI. AIN. C. M.

1 MINE eyes, alas! begin to fail, In long expectance held; Till thy salvation they behold,

And righteous word fulfill'd.

2 To me thy servant in distress,
Thy wonted grace display,
And discipline my willing heart
Thy statutes to obey.

3 on me, devoted to thy fear,
Thy sacred skill bestow,
That of thy testimonies I

The full extent may know.

4 Thy laws and precepts I account
In all respects divine;

They teach me to discern the right,
And all false ways decline.

PART XVII. PE. C. M.

1 THE wonders which thy laws contain
No words can represent;
Therefore to learn and practise them
My zealous heart is bent.

2 The very entrance to thy word
Celestial light displays,

And knowledge of true happiness
To simplest minds conveys.

3 With eager hopes I waiting stood,
And fainting with desire,

That of thy wise commands I might The sacred skill acquire.

4 With favour, Lord, look down on me, Who thy relief implore;

As thou art wont to visit those

Who thy blest Name adore.

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PART XVIII. TSADDI. C. M.

1 THOU art the righteous Judge, in whom
Wrong'd innocence may trust;
And, like thyself, thy judgments, Lord,
In all respects are just.

2 Most just and true those statutes were
Which thou didst first decree;
And all with faithfulness perform'd
Succeeding times shall see.

3 Lord, each neglected word of thine,
Howe'er by men despised,

Is pure, and for eternal truth

By me, thy servant, prized.

4 Thy righteousness shall then endure When time itself is past;

Thy law is truth itself, that truth

Which shall for ever last.

5 Though trouble, anguish, doubts, and dread, To compass me unite;

Beset with danger, still I make

Thy precepts my delight.

6 Eternal and unerring rules

Thy testimonies give:

Teach me the wisdom that will make
My soul for ever live.

PART XIX. KOPH. C. M.

1 WITH my whole heart to God I call'd

Lord, hear my earnest cry!
And I thy statutes to perform
Will all my care apply.

2 Again more fervently I pray'd-
O save me, that I may
Thy testimonies fully know,
And steadfastly obey!

3 My earlier prayer the dawning day
Prevented, while I cried

To him, upon whose faithful word
My hope alone relied.

4 Lord, hear my supplicating voice,
And wonted favour show;
O quicken me, and so approve
Thy judgments ever true!

5 Concerning thy divine commands My soul has known of old,

That they were true, and shall their truth To endless ages hold.

PART XX. RESCH. C. M.

1 CONSIDER my affliction, Lord,
And me from bondage draw;
Think on thy servant in distress,
Who ne'er forgets thy law.

2 Defend my cause, and me to save
Thy timely aid afford;

With beams of mercy quicken me
According to thy word.

3 From harden'd sinners thou remov'st
Salvation far away;

'Tis just thou should'st withdraw from them Who from thy statutes stray.

4 Since great thy tender mercies are
To all who thee adore;
According to thy judgments, Lord,
My fainting hopes restore.

5 Consider, O my gracious God,
How I thy precepts love;

O therefore quicken me with beams
Of mercy from above!

6 As from the birth of time thy truth
Has held through ages past,
So shall thy righteous judgments firm
To endless ages last.

PART XXI. SCHIN. C. M.

1 THY sacred word my joyful breast
With heavenly rapture warms;
Nor conquest, nor the spoils of war,
Have such transporting charms.

2 Perfidious practices and lies
I utterly detest;

But to thy laws affection bear,
Too vast to be express'd.

3 Seven times a day. with grateful voice,
Thy praises I resound,
Because I find thy judgments all

With truth and justice crown'd.

4 Secure, substantial peace have they
Who truly love thy law;
No smiling mischief them can tempt,
Nor frowning danger awe.

5 For thy salvation I have hoped,
And, though so long delay'd,
With cheerful zeal and anxious care
All thy commands obey'd.

6 Thy testimonies I have kept,

And constantly obey'd; Because the love I bore to them

Thy service easy made.

7 From strict observance of thy laws
I never yet withdrew;
Convinced that my most.secret ways
Are open to thy view.

PART XXII. TAU. C. M.

1 To my request and earnest cry

Attend, O gracious Lord;
Inspire my heart with heavenly skill,
According to thy word.

2 Let my repeated prayer at last
Before thy throne appear;
According to thy plighted word,
For my relief draw near.

3 Then shall my grateful lips return
The tribute of their praise,
When thou thy counsels hast reveal'd,

And taught me thy just ways.

4 My tongue the praises of thy word Shall thankfully resound;

For thy commands are right, thy laws

With truth and justice crown'd.

5 Let thy almighty arm appear,

And bring me timely aid;
For I the laws thou hast ordain'd
My heart's free choice have made.

6 My soul has waited long to see

Thy saving grace restored;

Nor comfort knew, but what thy laws,
Thy heavenly laws, afford.

7 Prolong my life, that I may sing

My great Restorer's praise;
Whose justice, from the depths of woe,

My fainting soul shall raise.

8 Though like a sheep that's lost I've stray'd, And from thy ways declined,

Do thou. O Lord, thy servant seek,
Who keeps thy laws in mind.

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Thy God shall thee defend;
Conduct thee through life's pilgrimage,
Safe to thy journey's end.

PSALM 99. C. M.
From the cxxii. Psalm of David.

'TWAS a joyful sound to hear
Our tribes devoutly say,
Up, Israel, to the temple haste,
And keep your festal-day!

2 At Salem's courts we must appear,
With our assembled powers,
In strong and beauteous order ranged
Like her united towers.

3 'Tis thither, by divine command,
The tribes of God repair,
Before his ark to celebrate

His Name with praise and prayer.

4 O, ever pray for Salem's peace; For they shall prosp'rous be, Thou holy city of our God,

Who bear true love to thee.

5 May peace within thy sacred walls
A constant guest be found;
With plenty and prosperity

Thy palaces be crown'd.

6 For my dear brethren's sake, and friends No less than brethren dear,

I'll pray-May peace in Salem's towers
A constant guest appear.

7 But most of all I'll seek thy good,
And ever wish thee well,
For Sion and the temple's sake,
Where God vouchsafes to dwell.

PSALM 100. C. M.
From the cxxiv. Psalm of David.

HAD not the Lord, may Israel say,

On Israel's side engaged,
The foe had quickly swallow'd us,
So furiously he raged.

2 Had not the Lord himself vouchsafed
To check his fierce control,
The adversary's dreary flood
Had overwhelm'd our soul,

3 But praised be our eternal Lord,

Who left us not his prey;

The snare is broke, his rage disarm'd,

And we again are free.

4 Secure in God's almighty name

Our confidence remains;

The God who made both heaven and earth, Of both sole monarch reigns.

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PSALM 101. C. M.

From the cxxv. Psalm of David.

THO place on Sion's God their trust,
Like Sion's rock shall stand;
Like her immovably be fix'd

By his almighty hand.

2 Look how the hills on every side
Jerusalem enclose;

So stands the Lord around his saints,
To guard them from their foes.

3 Be good, O righteous God, to those
Who righteous deeds affect;
The heart that innocence retains,
Let innocence protect.

4 All those who walk in crooked paths, The Lord shall soon destroy;

Cut off th' unjust, but crown the saints
With lasting peace and joy.

PSALM 102. C. M.
From the cxxvii. Psalm of David.
E build with fruitless cost, unless

WE

The Lord the pile sustain;
Unless the Lord the city keep,

The watchman wakes in vain.

2 In vain we rise before the day, And late to rest repair, Allow no respite to our toil,

And eat the bread of care.

3 Supplies of life, with ease to them,
He on his saints bestows;

He crowns their labours with success,
Their nights with safe repose.

PSALM 103. C. M.
From the cxxviii. Psalm of David.
HE man is blest that fears the Lord,

THE

Nor only worship pays,

But keeps his steps confined with care

To his appointed ways.

2 He shall upon the sweet returns Of his own labour feed; Without dependence live, and see

His wishes all succeed.

3 Who fears the Lord shall prosper thus;

Him Sion's God shall bless,

And grant him all his days to see Jerusalem's success.

PSALM 104. S. M.

From the cxxx. Psalm of David. ROM lowest depths of woe

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To God I sent my cry;
Lord, hear my supplicating voice,
And graciously reply.

2 Should'st thou severely judge,
Who can their trial bear?
But thou forgiv'st, lest we despond,
And quite renounce thy fear.

3 My soul with patience waits
For thee, the living Lord;
My hopes are on thy promise built,
Thy never-failing word.

4 My longing eyes look out

For thy enlivening ray,

More duly than the morning watch

To spy the dawning day.

5 Let Israel trust in God,

No bounds his mercy knows;

The plenteous source and spring from

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In the Lord Jehovah trust; Him, in all his ways, adore, Wise, and wonderful, and just.

PSALM 106. C. M. From the cxxxii. Psalm of David. WITH due reverence let us all

To God's abode repair;

And, prostrate at his footstool fall'n, Pour out our humble prayer.

2 Arise, O Lord, and now possess Thy constant place of rest; Be that, not only with thy ark,

But with thy presence bless'd.

2 Praise him, all ye that in his house Attend with constant care;

With those that to his outmost courts With humble zeal repair.

The sons of Jacob makes; And Israel's offspring for his own

3 Clothe thou thy priests with righteousness, 3 For God his own peculiar choice
Make thou thy saints rejoice;
And, for thy servant David's sake,
Hear thy anointed's voice.

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Most valued treasure takes.

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 sovereign will,

In heaven and earth, and watery 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.

PSALM 110. II. 4. From the cxxxvi. Psalm of David.

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.

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