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.

4 LORD, hear my supplicating voice,
And wonted favor 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.

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.

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 wo,
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.

2 He will not let thy foot be moved,
Thy guardian will not sleep;
Behold, the God who slumbers not
Will favor'd Israel keep.

3 Shelter'd beneath th' ALMIGHTY's wings, Thou shalt securely rest,

Where neither sun nor moon shall thee
By day or night molest.

4 From common accidents of life
The LORD shall guard thee still;
"T is even he that shall preserve
Thy soul from every ill.

5 At home, abroad, in peace, in war,
Thy GoD shall thee defend;
Conduct thee through life's pilgrimage,
Safe to thy journey's end.

From the cxxii. Psalm of David.

1 0 'T WAS 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 Gon,

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.

From the cxxiv. Psalm of David.

1 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.

From the cxxv. Psalm of David.

1 WHO place on Sion's GOD their trust
Like Sion's rock shall stand;

Like her immoveably 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.