1 IN thee I put my steadfast trust,

Defend me, LORD, from shame: Incline thine ear, and save my soul,

For righteous is thy Name.
2 Be thou my strong abiding-place,

To which I may resort :
Thy promise, LORD, is my defence,

Thou art my rock and fort.
3 My steadfast and unchanging hope

Shall on thy power depend; And I in grateful songs of praise

My time to come will spend. 4 Thy righteous acts and saving health

My mouth shall still declare; Unable yet to count them all,

Though summ'd with utmost care.
5 While God vouchsafes me his support,

I'll in his strength go on;
All other righteousness disclaim,

And mention his alone. 6 Thou, LORD, hast taught me from my youth

To praise thy glorious Name;
And ever since, thy wondrous works

Have been my constant theme.
7 Therefore, with psaltery and harp,

Thy truth, O LORD, I'll praise; To thee the God of Jacob's race,

My voice in anthems raise.
8 Then joy shall fill my mouth, and songs

Employ my cheerful voice;
My grateful soul, by thee redeemid,

Shall in thy strength rejoice.

1 LO! hills and mountains shall bring forth

The happy fruits of peace ; Which all the land shall own to be

The work of righteousness :
2 While David's Son our needy race

Shall rule with gentle sway;
And from their humble neck shall take

Oppressive yokes away.
3 In every heart thy awful fear

Shall then be rooted fast,
As long as sun and moon endure,

Or time itself shall last.

4 He shall descend like rain, that cheers

The meadow's second birth;
Or_like warm showers whose gentle drops

Refresh the thirsty earth.
5 In his blest days the just and good

Shall spring up all around;
The happy land shall every where

With endless peace abound.
6 His uncontrollid dominion shall

From sea to sea extend;
Begin at proud Euphrates' stream,

At nature's limits end.
7 To him the savage nations round

Shall bow their servile heads;
His vanquish'd foes shall lick the dust.

Where he his conquest spreads.
8 The kings of Tarshish and the isles

Shall costly presents bring;
From spicy Sheba gifts shall come,

And wealthy Saba's king.
9 To him shall every king on earth

His humble homage pay;
And diff’ring nations gladly join

To own his righteous sway. 10 For he shall set the needy free,

When they for succor cry;
Shall save the helpless and the poor,

And all their wants supply.
11 For him shall constant prayer be made

Through all his prosp'rous days:
His just dominion shall afford

A lasting theme of praise.
12 The mem’ry of his glorious Name

Through endless years shall run;
His spotless fame shall shine as bright

And lasting as the sun.
13 In him the nations of the world

Shall be completely bless'd,
And his unbounded happiness

By every tongue confess'd.
14 Then bless'd be God, the mighty LORD,

The God whom Israel fears;
Who only wondrous in his works

Beyond compare, appears.
15 Let earth be with his glory fillid,

For ever bless his Name;
Whilst to his praise the list’ning world

Their glad assent proclaim.

1 THY presence, LORD, hath me supplied,
Thou my right hand support dost give:
Thou first shalt with thy counsel guide,
And then to glory me receive,

2 Whom then in heaven, but thee alone,
Have I, whose favor I require?
Throughout the spacious earth there 's none,
Compared with thee, that I desire.

3 My trembling flesh and aching heart
May often fail to succor me;

But God shall inward strength impart,
And my eternal portion be.

4 For they that far from thee remove Shall into sudden ruin fall;

If after other gods they rove,

Thy vengeance shall destroy them all,

5 But as for me, 't is good and just That I should still to God repair ;

In him I always put my trust,

And will his wondrous works declare.

From the lxxiv. Psalm of David.

1 THINE is the cheerful day, O LORD;
Thine the return of night;

Thou hast prepared the glorious sun,
And every feebler light.

2 By thee the borders of the earth
In perfect order stand;

The summer's warmth and winter's cold,
Attend on thy command.

From the lxxvi. Psalm of David.

1 THE Name of our GOD

In Israel is known;

His mansion beloved

Is Sion alone;

There broke he the arrows

The enemy hurl'd,
And honor'd his mountain
Above all the world.

2 The pride of thy foes

Is turn'd to thy praise; Their fierceness o'er-ruled Thy providence sways:

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Their sin overflowing

Thy power will restrain;
Thy arm on the wicked

New glory will gain. 3 Ye nations, to GOD

Vow homage sincere;
Devote to him gifts,

Love, worship, and fear!
Before him, ye mighty,

Your spirits repress!
Ye high, and ye humble,

His wonders confess !

PSALM 60. C. M.

From the lxxviii. Psalm of David. 1 HEAR, O my people, to my law

Devout attention lend;
Let the instruction of my mouth

Deep in your hearts descend.
2 My tongue shall oracles proclaim

Which ancient times have known; The truths which our forefathers' care

To us has handed down.
3 We will not hide them from our sons,

Our offspring shall be taught
The praises of the LORD, whose strength

Has works of wonder wrought. 4 For Jacob he his law ordain'd,

His league with Israel made; With charge to be from age to age,

From race to race, convey'd. 5 That generations yet to come

Should to their unborn heirs Religiously transmit the same,

And they again to theirs.
6 To teach them that in God alone

Their hope securely stands;
That they should ne'er his works forget,

But keep his just commands.

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1 0 THOU whom heavenly hosts obey,

How long shall thy fierce anger burn? How long thy suff’ring people pray,

And to their prayers have no return? 2 Thou brought'st a vine from Egypt's land ;

And casting out the heathen race, Didst plant it with thine own right hand,

And firmly fix it in their place.

3 Before it thou prepar'dst the way,

And mad'st it take a lasting root, Which, bless'd with thy indulgent ray,

O'er all the land did widely shoot. 4 The hills were cover'd with its shade,

Its goodly boughs did cedars seem; Its branches to the sea were spread,

And reach'd to proud Euphrates' stream. 5 To thee, O God of hosts, we pray,

Thy wonted goodness, Lord, renew; From heaven, thy throne, this vine survey,

And her sad state with pity view. 6 Behold the vineyard made by thee,

Which thy right hand did guard so long; And keep that branch from danger free,

Which for thyself thou mad'st so strong. 7 Do thou convert us, LORD, do thou

The lustre of thy face display ; And all the ills we suffer now,

Like scatter'd clouds, shall pass away.

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1 TO God, our never-failing strength,

With loud applauses sing:
And jointly make a cheerful noise

To Jacob's awful King.
2 Compose a hymn of praise, and touch

Your instruments of joy;
Let psalteries and tuneful harps

Your grateful skill employ. 3 Let trumpets at the festival

Their joyful voices raise,
To celebrate th' appointed time,

The solemn day of praise. 4 For this a statute was of old,

Which Jacob's God decreed
To be with pious care observed,

By Israel's chosen seed.

10 GOD of hosts, the mighty LORD,

How lovely is the place
Where thou, enthroned in glory, show'st

The brightness of thy face !
2 My longing soul faints with desire

To view thy blest abode;
My panting heart and flesh cry out

For thee, the living God.