That of thy testimonies I The full extent may know. 4 Thy laws and precepts I account In all respects divine; They teach me to discern the right, PART XVII. PE. C. M. 1 THE wonders which thy laws contain No words can represent; Therefore to learn and practise them My zealous heart is bent. 2 The very entrance to thy word Celestial light displays, And knowledge of true happiness To simplest minds conveys. 3 With eager hopes I waiting stood, And fainting with desire, That of thy wise commands I might The sacred skill acquire. 4 With favour, Lord, look down on me, Who thy relief implore; As thou art wont to visit those Who thy blest Name adore. 5 Directed by thy heavenly word Let all my footsteps be; Nor wickedness of any kind Dominion have o'er me. 6 On me, devoted to thy fear, Lord, make thy face to shine: Thy statutes both to know and keep My heart with zeal incline. PART XVIII. TSADDI. C. M. 1 THOU art the righteous Judge, in whom 2 Most just and true those statutes were 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. PART XIX. KOPH. C. M. 1 WITH my whole heart to God I call'd— Will all my care apply. 2 Again more fervently I pray'd— 3 My earlier prayer the dawning day To him upon whose faithful word 4 Lord, hear my supplicating voice, O quicken me, and so approve Thy judgements ever true. 5 Concerning thy divine commands My soul has known, of old, That they were true, and shall their truth PART XX. RESCH. C. M. 1 CONSIDER my affliction, Lord, 2 Defend my cause, and me to save 3 From harden'd sinners thou remov'st "Tis just thou should'st withdraw from them Who from thy statutes stray. 4 Since great thy tender mercies are 5 Consider, O my gracious God, O therefore quicken me with beams 6 As from the birth of time thy truth PART XXI. SCHIN. C. M. 1 THY sacred word my joyful breast With heav'nly rapture warms; Have such transporting charms. 2 Perfidious practices and lies I utterly detest; But to thy laws affection bear, Too vast to be express'd. 3 Sev'n times a day, with grateful voice, 4 Secure, substantial peace have they No smiling mischief them can tempt, 5 For thy salvation I have hoped, And, though so long delay'd, With cheerful zeal and anxious care 6 Thy testimonies I have kept, Thy service easy made. 7 From strict observance of thy laws I never yet withdrew; Convinced that my most secret ways PART XXII. TAU. C. M. 1 To my request and earnest cry 2 Let my repeated prayer at last 3 Then shall my grateful lips return 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, For I the laws thou hast ordain'd 6 My soul has waited long to see Thy saving grace restored; Nor comfort knew, but what thy laws, 7 Prolong my life, that I may sing My great Restorer's praise; Whose justice, from the depths of woe, 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, PSALM 98. C. M. From the cxxi. Psalm of David. From thence expecting aid; Who heaven and earth has made. 2 He will not let thy foot be moved, Thy guardian will not sleep; 3 Shelter'd beneath th' Almighty's wings, Where neither sun nor moon shall thee 4 From common accidents of life The Lord shall guard thee still "Tis even he that shall preserve Thy soul from every ill. 5 At home, abroad, in peace, in war, PSALM 99. C. M. From the cxxii. Psalm of David, 2 At Salem's courts we must appear, 3 'Tis thither, by divine command, 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 God, Who bear true love to thee. 5 May peace within thy sacred walls A constant guest be found; 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 7 But most of all I'll seek thy good, And ever wish thee well, PSALM 100. C. M. From the exxiv. Psalm of David. On Israel's side engaged, 2 Had not the Lord himself vouchsafed 3 But praised be our eternal Lord, The snare is broke, his rage disarm'd, 4 Secure in God's almighty Name Our confidence remains The God who made both heav'n and earth, Of both sole monarch reigns. W PSALM 101. C. M. From the exxv. Psalm of David. HO place on Sion's God their trust, Like Sion's rock shall stand; 2 Look how the hills on every side Jerusalem enclose; So stands the Lord around his saints, 3 Be good, O righteous God, to those 4 All those who walk in crooked paths, Cut off th' unjust, but crown the saints PSALM 102. C. M. And eat the bread of care. 3 Supplies of life, with ease to them, He crowns their labors with success, PSALM 103. C. M. From the exxviii. Psalm of David, HE man is blest that fears the Lord, 2 He shall upon the sweet returns His wishes all succeed. 3 Who fears the Lord shall prosper thus; PSALM 104. S. M. From the exxx. Psalm of David. To God I sent my cry; 2 Should'st thou severely judge, Who can the trial bear? 3 My soul with patience waits 5 Let Israel trust in God, No bounds his mercy knows; 6 Whose friendly streams to us Supplies in want convey; PSALM 105. III. 1. Let my place and portion be: 4 Israel! now and evermore In the Lord Jehovah trust; O, PSALM 106. C. M. From the cxxxii. Psalm of David. To God's abode repair; And, prostrate at his footstool fall'n, Pour out our humble prayer. 2 Arise, O Lord, and now possess Thy constant place of rest; Be that, not only with thy ark, But with thy presence bless'd. 3 Clothe thou thy priests with righteousness Make thou thy saints rejoice; And, for thy servant David's sake, Hear thy anointed's voice. 4 Fair Sion does, in God's esteem, 5 Her store th' Almighty will increase, Her saints shall shout for joy, her priests His saving health confess. PSALM 107. C. M. From the exxxiii. Psalm of David. OW vast must their advantage be, How great their pleasure prove, Who live like brethren, and consent In offices of love! 2 True love is like the precious oil, Which, pour'd on Aaron's head, Ran down his beard, and o'er his robes Its costly fragrance shed. 3 'Tis like refreshing dew, which does On Hermon's top distill; Or like the early drops, that fall On Sion's favour'd hill. 4 For Sion is the chosen seat Where the Almighty King The promis'd blessing has ordain❜d, PSALM 109. C. M. From the exxxv. Psalm of David. And magnify his Name; His worthy praise proclaim. 2 Praise him, all ye that in his house 3 For God his own peculiar choice 4 That God is great, we often have And seen how he, with wondrous power, 5 For he, with unresisted strength, In heaven and earth, and wat❜ry stores 6 Their just returns of thanks to God To bless the Lord delay. 7 Their sense of his unbounded love And let all those who fear the Lord, 8 Let all with thanks his wondrous works In Sion's courts proclaim; Let them in Salem, where he dwells, PSALM 110. II. 4. Your joyful thanks repeat; 2 To him, whose wondrous power 3 By his almighty hand Amazing works are wrought; 4 He spread the ocean round 5 By him the heavens display The moon and stars by night: 6 He, in our depth of woes, On us with favour thought; In peace and safety brought: 7 He does the food supply On which all creatures live: For God will prove His boundless love Shall never end. PSALM 111. L. M. W stream, We wept, with doleful thoughts oppress'd, And Sion was our mournful theme. 2 Our harps, that, when with joy we sung, 3 O Salem, our once happy seat, When I of thee forgetful prove, Perpetual silence be my doom; PSALM 112. C. M. 7ITH my whole heart, my God and Thy praise I will proclaim; 3 Thou graciously inclin'dst thine ear, And, when my soul was press'd with fear, 5 Though I with troubles am oppress'd, 6 The Lord, whose mercies ever last, T PSALM 113. L. M. From the cxxxix. Psalm of David. known My rising up and lying down; My secret thoughts are known to thee, Known long before conceived by me. 2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys, 8 The veil of night is no disguise, 9 Thou know'st the texture of my heart, |