3 Since, with pure and firm affection,
Thou on God hast set thy love,
With the wings of his protection,

He will shield thee from above.
4 Thou shalt call on him in trouble,
He will hearken, he will save;
Here for grief reward thee double,
Crown with life beyond the grave.

From the xcii. Psalm of David.

1 HOW good and pleasant must it be
To thank the LORD most high;
And with repeated hymns of praise
His name to magnify.

2 With ev'ry morning's early dawn
His goodness to relate;

And of his constant truth, each night,
The glad effects repeat!

3 To ten-string'd instruments we'll sing,
With tuneful psalteries join'd;
And to the harp, with solemn sounds,
For sacred use design'd.

4 For through thy wondrous works, O Lord, Thou mak'st my heart rejoice;

The thoughts of them shall make me glad, And shout with cheerful voice.

5 How wond'rous are thy works, O LORD! How deep are thy decrees!

Whose winding tracks, in secret laid,
No careless sinner sees.

6 He little thinks, when wicked men,
Like grass, look fresh and gay,

How soon their short-lived splendour must
For ever pass away.

7 But thou, my GoD, art still most high;
And all thy lofty foes,

Who thought they might securely sin,
Shall be o'erwhelm'd with woes.

9 But righteous men, like rising palms,
Shall grow and flourish still;

Thy flock shall spread, like cedars choice
On Lebanon's high hill.

9 These planted in the house of God,
Within his courts shall thrive ;
Their vigour and their lustre both
Shall in old age revive.

10 Thus will the LORD his justice show;
And God, my strong defence,
Shall due rewards to all the world
Impartially dispense.

From the xciii. Psalm of David.

1 WITH glory clad, with strength array'd,

The LORD, that o'er all nature reigns,

The world's foundation strongly laid,
And the vast fabric still sustains.
2 How surely stablish'd is thy throne !
Which shall no change or period see;
For thou, O LORD, and thou alone,
Art GoD from all eternity.

3 The floods, O LORD, lift up their voice,
And toss the troubled waves on high;
But God above can still their noise,
And make the angry sea comply.

4 Thy promise, LORD, is ever sure,

And they that in thy house would dwell, That happy station to secure,

Must still in holiness excel.

1 SAY ye, the LORD shall not regard,
Shall not your sins discern?

Take heed, ye foolish and unwise;
When will ye wisdom learn?

2 Can he be deaf who form'd the ear,
Or blind, who fram'd the eye?
Shall earth's great Judge not punish those
Who his known will defy?

3 He fathoms all the hearts of men,
To him their thoughts lie bare;
His eye surveys them all, and sees
How vain their counsels are.

1 Bless'd is the man whom thou, O LORD,

In kindness dost chastise,

And by thy sacred rules to walk
Dost lovingly advise.

2 This man shall rest and safety find,
In seasons of distress:

Whilst GoD prepares a pit for those
That stubbornly transgress.

3 For God will never from his saints
His favour wholly take;
His own possession and his lot
He will not quite forsake.

4 The world shall yet confess thee just
In all that thou hast done:

And those that choose thy upright ways Shall in those paths go on.

5 Long since had I in silence slept, But that the LORD was near,

To stay me when I slipp'd; when sad,
My troubled heart to cheer.

6 My soul's defence is firmly plac'd
In GOD, the LORD most high:
He is my rock, to which I may
For refuge always fly.

From the xcv. Psalm of David.

10 COME, loud anthems let us sing,

Loud thanks to our almighty King: For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's rock we praise. 2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him for his favours past; To him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his Name belongs. 3 For God the LORD, enthron'd in state, Is, with unrivall'd glory, great; A King superior far to all

Whom gods the heathen falsely call. 4 The depths of earth are in his hand, Her secret wealth at his command; F

The strength of hills that reach the skies
Subjected to his empire lies.

5 The rolling ocean's vast abyss
By the same sov'reign right is his;
"I was made by his almighty hand,
That form'd and fix'd the solid land.

60 let us to his courts repair,
And bow with adoration there;
Down on our knees devoutly all
Before the LORD, our Maker, fall.
7 For he 's our God, our shepherd he,
His flock and pasture sheep are we :
O then, ye faithful flock, to-day
His warning hear, his voice obey.

From the xcvi. Psalm of David.

1 SING to the LORD a new-made song;
Let earth, in one assembled throng,
Her common patron's praise resound;
Sing to the LORD, and bless his name,
From day to day his praise proclaim,

Who us has with salvation crown'd:
To heathen lands his fame rehearse,
His wonders to the universe.

2 He's great, and greatly to be prais'd;
In majesty and glory rais'd

Above all other deities;
For pageantry and idols all

Are they whom gods the heathen call;
He only rules who made the skies;
With majesty and honour crown'd,
Glory and strength his throne surround.

3 Be glory then to him restor'd
By all who have false gods ador❜d :
Ascribe due honour to his Name,

Peace off'rings on his altar lay,
Before his throne your homage pay,
Which he, and he alone can claim;

To worship at his sacred court,
Let all the trembling world resort.

4 Proclaim aloud, JEHOVAH reigns,
Whose pow'r the universe sustains,
And banish'd justice will restore:
Let therefore heav'n new joys confess,
And heav'nly mirth let earth express,

Its loud applause the ocean roar,
Its mute inhabitants rejoice,
And for this triumph find a voice.
5 For joy let fertile valleys sing,
The cheerful groves their tribute bring,
And tuneful harmonies awake:
Behold! in truth and justice clad,
GOD comes to judge the world he made,
And to himself its throne to take;
He's come, to judge the world he's come,
With justice to reward and doom.

From the xcvii. Psalm of David.

1 JEHOVAH reigns, let all the earth
In his just government rejoice;
Let all the lands, with sacred mirth,
In his applause unite their voice.
2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade
His dazzling glory shroud in state
Judgment and righteousness are made
The habitation of his seat.

3 For thou, O God, art seated high,

Above earth's potentates enthron'd;
Thou, LORD, unrivall'd in the sky,
Supreme by all the gods art own'd.
4 Ye who to serve this LORD aspire,

Abhor what's ill, and truth esteem;
He'll keep his servants' souls entire,

And them from wicked hands redeem.
5 For seeds are sown of glorious light,
A future harvest for the just;
And gladness for the heart that's right,
To recompense its pious trust.

6 Rejoice, ye righteous, in the LORD; Memorials of his holiness

Deep in your faithful breasts record,

And with your thankful tongues confess.