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2 I strive each action to approve
To his all-seeing eye;

No danger shall my hopes remove,
Because he still is nigh.

3 Therefore my heart all grief defies,
My glory does rejoice;

My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise,
Waked by his powerful voice.

4 Thou, Lor, when I resign my breath
My soul from hell shalt free;
Nor let thy Holy One in death
The least corruption see.

5 Thou shalt the paths of life display,
Which to thy presence lead;
Where pleasures dwell without allay,
And joys that never fade.

PSALM 14.

From the xviii. Psalm of David.

PART I. L. M.

1 NO change of time shall ever shock
My firm affection, LORD, to thee;
For thou hast always been my rock,
A fortress and defence to me.

2 Thou my deliverer art, my GOD;

My trust is in thy mighty power; Thou art my shield from foes abroad, At home my safeguard and my tower 3 To thee I will address my prayer,

To whom all praise we justly owe;
So shall I, by thy watchful care,
Be guarded safe from every foe.

PART II. L. M.

1 THOU Suit'st, O LORD, thy righteous ways
To various paths of human kind;
They who for mercy merit praise,
With thee shall wondrous mercy find.

2 Thou to the just shalt justice show;
The pure thy purity shalt see.
Such as perversely choose to go,

Shall meet with due returns from thee.

3 That he the humble soul will save,
And crush the haughty's boasted might
In me the LORD an instance gave,
Whose darkness he has turn'd to light.

4 Who then deserves to be adored,

But GoD, on whom my hopes depend?
Or who, except the mighty LORD,
Can with resistless power defend?

5 Let the eternal LORD be praised,

The rock on whose defence I rest!
To highest heavens his name be raised,
Who me with his salvation bless'd!
6 My God, to celebrate thy fame,

My grateful voice to heaven I'll raise; And nations, strangers to thy name, Shall learn to sing thy glorious praise.

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5 From east to west, from west to east,
His ceaseless course he goes;
And, through his progress, cheerful light
And vital warmth bestows.

PART II. C. M.

1 GOD's perfect law converts the soul,
Reclaims from false desires;
With sacred wisdom his sure word
The ignorant inspires.

2 The statutes of the LORD are just,
And bring sincere delight;

His pure commands in search of truth
Assist the feeblest sight,

3 His perfect worship here is fix'd,
On sure foundations laid;
His equal laws are in the scales
Of truth and justice weigh'd;

4 Of more esteem than golden mines,
Or gold refined with skill;
More sweet than honey, or the drops
That from the comb distil.

5 My trusty counsellors they are,
And friendly warnings give:
Divine rewards attend on those
Who by thy precepts live.

6 But what frail man observes how oft
He does from virtue fall?

O cleanse me from my secret faults,
Thou God that know'st them all!
7 Let no presumptuous sin, O LORD,
Dominion have o'er me;

That, by thy grace preserved, I may
The great transgression flee.

8 So shall my prayer and praises be
With thy acceptance blest;
And I, secure on thy defence,
My strength and Saviour, rest.

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From the xx. Psalm of David.

1 MAY Jacob's God defend

And hear us in distress;

Our succor from his temple send,
Our cause from Sion bless!

2 May he accept our vow,
Our sacrifice receive,

Our heart's devout request allow,
Our holy wishes give!

3 0 LORD! thy saving grace

We joyfully declare;

Our banner in thy name we raise-
"The LORD fulfil our prayer!"

4 Now know we that the LORD

His chosen will defend;

From heaven will strength divine afford,
And will their prayer attend.

5 Some earthly succor trust,

But we in God's right hand:
Lo! while they fall, so vain their boast,
We rise and upright stand.

6 Still save us, LORD! and still

Thy servants deign to bless;
Hear, King of heaven, in times of ill.
The prayers that we address.

PSALM 17.

From the xxii. Psalm of David.

PART 1. C. M.

1 MY GOD, my GOD, why leav'st thou me, When I with anguish faint?

Oh! why so far from me removed,
And from my loud complaint?

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2 Lo! I am treated like a worm,
Like none of human birth;
Not only by the great reviled,
But made the rabble's mirth.

3 With laughter all the gazing crowd
My agonies survey;

They shoot the lip, they shake the head, And thus deriding say:

4 "In GOD he trusted, boasting oft That he was Heaven's delight;

Let God come down to save him now, And own his favorite."

5 Withdraw not, then, so far from me,
When trouble is so nigh;

O send me help! thy help, on which
Alone I can rely.

PART II. C. M.

1 LIKE water is my life pour'd out,
My joints are out of frame;
My heart dissolves within my breast,
Like wax before the flame:

2 My strength is like a potsherd dried,
My tongue is parch'd with drought
And to the dismal shades of death
My fainting soul is brought.

3 Like dogs, to compass me, my foes
In wicked council meet:

They pierced my inoffensive hands,
They pierced my harmless feet.

4 My body 's rack'd, till all my bones
Distinctly may be told;

Yet such a spectacle of wo
As pastime they behold.

5 As spoil, my garments they divide,
Lots for my vesture cast:—
Therefore, O leave me not, my GoD
But to my succor haste.

PART III. C. M.

1 LORD, to my brethren I'll declare
The triumphs of thy Name:
In presence of assembled saints
Thy glory thus proclaim:

2 "Ye worshippers of Jacob's God,
All you of Israel's line,

O praise the LORD, and to your praise

Sincere obedience join.

3 "He ne'er disdain'd on low distress
To cast a gracious eye;

Nor turn'd from misery his face,
But hears its humble cry."

4 Thus, in thy sacred courts, will I
My cheerful thanks express;
In presence of thy saints perform
The vows of my distress.

5 The meek companions of my grief
Shall find my table spread;

And all that seek the LORD shall be
With joys immortal fed.

6 Then shall the glad converted world
To GOD their homage pay;
And scatter'd nations of the earth
One sovereign LORD obey.

7'T is his supreme prerogative
O'er all mankind to reign;
'Tis just that he should rule the world,
Who does the world sustain.

8 The rich, who are with plenty fed,
His bounty must confess;
The sons of want, by him relieved,
Their gen'rous patron bless.

9 With humble worship to his throne
They all for aid resort;

That power, which first their being gave,
Alone can them support.

10 Then shall a chosen spotless race,
Devoted to his Name,

To their adoring sons his truth
And glorious acts proclaim.

PSALM 18. C. M.

From the xxiii. Psalm of David.

1 THE LORD himself, the mighty LORD,
Vouchsafes to be my guide;
The shepherd, by whose constant care
My wants are all supplied.

2 In tender grass he makes me feed,
And gently there repose;

Then leads me to cool shades, and where
Refreshing water flows.

3 He does my wand'ring soul reclaim,
And, to his endless praise,
Instruct with humble zeal to walk
In his most righteous ways.

4 I pass the gloomy vale of death,
From fear and danger free;
For there his aiding rod and staff
Defend and comfort me.

5 Since God doth thus his wondrous love

Through all my life extend,

That life to him I will devote,
And in his temple spend.

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