6 There will I learn thy glory, Lord,
And songs for all thy goodness raise;
There will I wait to hear thy word,
While listening saints approve the praise.

53 Ver. 4-6. The Foes of Zion.
ARE all the foes of Zion fools,

1

Who thus devour her saints?

Do they not know her Saviour rules,
And pities her complaints ?

2 They shall be seized with sad surprise;
For God's revenging arm
Scatters the bones of them that rise
To do his children harm.

3 In vain the sons of Satan boast
Of armies in array;

When God has first despised their host,
They fall an easy prey.

4 Oh for a word from Zion's King,
Her captives to restore;

Jacob with all the tribes shall sing,
And Judah weep no more.

54

Dwight.

C. M.

Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies. S. P. M.

1 MY God, preserve my soul;

2

3

Oh make my spirit whole;

To save me let thy strength appear;
Strangers my steps surround;
Their pride and rage confound,
And bring thy great salvation near.

Those that against me rise

Are aliens from the skies

They hate thy church and kingdom, Lord;

They mock thy fearful name;

They glory in their shame,

Nor heed the wonders of thy word.

But, O thou King divine,

My chosen friends are thine;

The men that still my soul sustain :
Wilt thou my foes subdue,

And form their hearts anew,
And snatch them from eternal pain.

4 Escaped from every wo,
Oh grant me here below

To praise thy name with those I love;
And when beyond the skies
Our souls unbodied rise,

Unite us in the realms above.

55

10

Ver. 1-8, 16, 17, 18, 22.

Support for the afflicted and tempted Soul.
GOD, my refuge, hear my cries,
Behold my flowing tears;

For earth and hell my hurt devise,
And triumph in my fears.

2 Their rage is levelled at my life,
My soul with guilt they load,
And fill my thoughts with inward strife,
To shake my hope in God.

Dwight.

C: M.

3 With inward pain my heart-strings sound;
I groan with every breath;
Horror and fear beset me round,
Among the shades of death.

4 Oh were I like a feathered dove,
And innocence had wings,
I'd fly, and make a long remove
From all these restless things.
5 Let me to some wild desert go,
And find a peaceful home,
Where storms of malice never blow,
Temptations never come.

6 Vain hopes and vain inventions all,
To 'scape the rage of hell;
The mighty God, on whom I call,
Can save me here as well.

PAUSE.

7 By morning light I'll seek his face,
At noon repeat my cry;

The night shall hear me ask his grace,
Nor will he long deny.

8 God shall preserve my soul from fear,
Or shield me when afraid;

Ten thousand angels must appear,
If he command their aid.

9 I cast my burdens on the Lord,
The Lord sustains them all:
My courage rests upon his word,
That saints shall never fall.

10 My highest hopes shall not be vain,
My lips shall spread his praise,
While cruel and deceitful men
Scarce live out half their days.

55 Ver. 15-17, 19, 22. Daily Devotions encouraged. S. M.

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2

3

4

LE

ET sinners take their course,
And choose the road to death;
But in the worship of my God
I'll spend my daily breath.
My thoughts address his throne,
When morning brings the light;
I seek his blessing every noon,
And pay my vows at night.
Thou wilt regard my cries,
O my eternal God;

While sinners perish in surprise,
Beneath thine angry rod.

Because they dwell at ease,

And no sad changes feel,

They neither fear nor trust thy name,

Nor learn to do thy will.

5 But I, with all my cares,

Will lean upon the Lord;

I'll cast my burdens on his arm,

And rest upon his word.

6

His arm shall well sustain

The children of his love;

The ground on which their safety stands
No earthly power can move.

56

1

God's Care of his People.

THOU whose justice reigns on high,
And makes the oppressor cease,

Behold how envious sinners try
To vex and break my peace.

2 The sons of violence and lies
Join to devour me, Lord;

C. M.

But as my hourly dangers rise,
My refuge is thy word.

3 In God most holy, just, and true,
I have reposed my trust;
Nor will I fear what flesh can do,
The offspring of the dust.

4 They wrest my words to mischief still,
Charge me with unknown faults;
Mischief doth all their counsels fill,
And malice all their thoughts.

5 Shall they escape without thy frown?
Must their devices stand

Oh cast the haughty sinner down,
And let him know thy hand.

PAUSE.

6 God counts the sorrows of his saints,
Their groans affect his ears;

Thou hast a book for my complaints,
A bottle for my tears.

7 When to thy throne I raise my cry,
The wicked fear and flee;

So swift is prayer to reach the sky,
So near is God to me.

8 In thee, most holy, just, and true,
I have reposed my trust;
Nor will I fear what man can do,
The offspring of the dust.

Lord :

9 Thy solemn vows are on me,
Thou shalt receive my praise:
I'll sing, "How faithful is thy word;
How righteous all thy ways!"

10 Thou hast secured my soul from death;
Oh set thy prisoner free;

That heart and hand, and life and breath,
May be employed for thee.

57

1

MY

Praise for Protection, Grace, and Truth,

L.M.

God, in whom are all the springs
Of boundless love, and grace unknown,
Hide me beneath thy spreading wings,
Till the dark cloud be overblown.

2 Up to the heavens I send my cry; The Lord will my desires perform; He sends his angels from the sky,

And saves me from the threatening storm.

3 Be thou exalted, O my God,

Above the heavens where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land thy wonders tell.
4 My heart is fixed; my song shall raise
Immortal honors to thy name;

Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise;
My tongue, the glory of my frame.
5 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns,
Ånd reaches to the utmost sky;
His truth to endless years remains,
When lower worlds dissolve and die.

6 Be thou exalted, O my God,

Above the heavens where angels dwell; Thy power on earth be known abroad, And land to land thy wonders tell.

58

1 JU

Warning to Magistrates.

L. P. M.

TUDGES, who rule the world by laws,
Will ye despise the righteous cause,
When the oppressed before you stands?
Dare ye condemn the righteous poor,
And let rich sinners 'scape secure,

While gold and greatness bribe your hands?

2 Have ye forgot, or never knew,
That God will judge the judges too?
High in the heavens his justice reigns:
Yet you invade the rights of God,
And send your bold decrees abroad,
To bind the conscience in your chains.

3 A poisoned arrow is your tongue,
The arrow sharp, the poison strong;
And death attends where'er it wounds:
You hear no counsels, cries, nor tears;
So the deaf adder stops her ears

Against the power of charming sounds. 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God, Those teeth of lions dyed in blood;