4 Barbarous people! cruel priests! How they stood round like savage beasts! Like lions gaping to devour, When God had left him in their power. 5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, Till streams of blood each other meet; By lot his garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which he died. 6 But God, his Father, heard his cry; 1 Raised from the dead he reigns on high; PSALM 23. L. M. MNow phall my wants be well supplied; Y shepherd is the living Lord; 2 In pastures where salvation grows 3 My wandering feet his ways mistake, 1 Attend his household all their days; There will I dwell to hear his word, To seek his face and sing his praise.] PSALM 23. C. M. MY The same. Y shepherd will supply my need, In pastures fresh he makes me feed, 2 He brings my wandering spirit back, And leads me, for his mercy's sake, 3 When I walk through the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay; A word of thy supporting breath 4 Thy hand, in spite of all my foes, 6 There would I find a settled rest, 5 6 1 Where heavenly pasture grows, Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim, And guides nie in his own right way, For his most holy name. While he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear; Tho' I should walk thro' death's dark shade, My shepherd's with me there. In spite of all my foes, Thou dost my table spread, My cup with blessings overflows, The bounties of thy love Shall crown my following days; Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise. PSALM 24. C. M. Dwelling with God. THE earth for ever is the Lord's, With Adam's numerous race; He raised its arches o'er the floods, And built it on the seas. 2 But who, among the sons of men, He that has hands from mischief clean, 3 This is the man may rise and take 4 Now let our souls' immortal powers 5 The King of glory! Who can tell He rules the nations; but to dwell PSALM 24. L. M. Saints dwell in heaven; or, Christ's ascension. 1 THIS spacious earth is all the Lord's, And men, & worms, & beasts, & birds: 2 But there's a brighter world on high, 3 He that abhors and fears to sin, Whose heart is pure, whose hands are clean, 4 These are the men, the pious race, PAUSE. 5 Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high, 8 1 With humble faith I wait To see thy face again; Of Israel it shall ne'er be said, He sought the Lord in vain." PSALM 26. L. M. Self-examination; or, Evidences of grace. JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways, And try my reins, and try my heart; My faith upon thy promise stays, 2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit, 3 Amongst thy saints will I appear, PSALM 27. 1-6. PART I. C. M. God is my strength, nor will I fear 2 One privilege my heart desires; 3 There shall I offer my requests, 4 When troubles rise and storms appear, 5 Now shall my head be lifted high And songs of joy and victory PSALM 27. 8, 9, 13, 14. PART II. C. M. Prayer and hope. 1 OON as I heard my Father say, Ye children, seek my grace;" My heart replied without delay, I'll seek my Father's face. 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, God of my life, I fly to thee 3 Should friends and kindred near and dear Leave me to want, or die, My God would make my life his care, 4 My fainting flesh had died with grief To see thy grace provide relief; 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, PSALM 29. L. M. Storm and thunder. GIVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Give to the Lord renown and power, Ascribe due honours to his name, And his eternal might adore. 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud 3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind, זי PSALM 30. PART I. L. M. Sickness healed and sorrow removed. WILL extol thee, Lord, on high, At thy command diseases fly; Who but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave? 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his, And tell how large his goodness is; Let all your powers rejoice and bless, While you record his holiness. 3 His anger but a moment stays, His love is life and length of days; PSALM 30. 6. PART II. L. M. FIRM was my health, my day was bright, Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart.' 2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long;: Soon as thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 I cried aloud to thee, my God, What canst thou profit by my blood? Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there? 4. Hear me, O God of grace,' I said, And bring me from among the dead:" Thy word rebuked the pains I felt, Thy pardoning love removed my guilt. 5 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Are turned to joy and praises now; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round. 3 4 No fenced city, walled and barred, PSALM 32. S. M. Forgiveness of sins upon confession. BLESSED souls are they, Whose sins are covered o'er ! Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more! They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care; Their lips and lives, without deceit, Shall prove their faith sincere. While I concealed my guilt, I felt the festering wound, Till I confessed my sins to thee, And ready pardon found. 3 His spirit hates deceit and lies, His words are all sincere ; He guards his heart, he guards his eyes, 4 While I my inward guilt supprest, Thy wrath lay burning in my breast, 5 Then I confessed my troubled thoughts, Thy pardoning grace forgave my faults, 6 This shall invite thy saints to pray; PSALM 32. PART I. L. M. Repentance and free pardon; or, Justification and sanctification. 1 LEST is the man, for ever blest, God, Whose sins with sorrow are confest, 2 Blest is the man to whom the Lord 3 From guile his heart and lips are free, 1 PSALM 32. PART II. L. M. A guilty conscience eased by confession and pardon. WHILE I keep silence and conceal My heavy guilt within my heart, What torments doth my conscience feel! What agonies of inward smart! 2 I spread my sins before the Lord, And all my secret faults confess; Thy gospel speaks a pardoning word, Thine Holy Spirit seals the grace. 3 For this shall every humble soul Make swift addresses to thy seat; When floods of huge temptations roll, There shall they find a blest retreat. 4 How safe beneath thy wings I lie, When days grow dark and storms appear! And when I walk, thy watchful eye Shall guide me safe from every snare. 1 PSALM 33. PART I. C. M. Works of creation and providence. RE EJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord, This work belongs to you: 2 His mercy and his righteousness Let heaven and earth proclaim; 3 His wisdom and almighty word 6 He scorns the angry nations' rage, 1 PSALM 33. PART II. C. M. Creatures vain and God all-sufficient. B LEST is the nation where the Lord 4 Vain is the strength of beasts or men, 5 God is their fear, and God their trust, 6 Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice, 1 For we have made thy word our choice, PSALM 33. As the 113th Psalm. PART I. Works of creation and providence. YF holy souls, in God rejoice. Your Maker's praise becomes your voice; How wise and holy, just and true! 2 Justice and truth he ever loves, Were all the starry armies made. 3 He gathers the wide flowing seas (Those watery treasures know their place) In the vast storehouse of the deep: He spake, and gave all nature birth; And fires, and seas, and heaven, and earth, His everlasting orders keep 4 Let mortals tremble and adore A God of such resistless power, 1 Nor dare indulge their feeble rage: Vain are your thoughts and weak your hands, And rules the world from age to age. PSALM 33. As the 113th Psalm. PART II. HAPPY nation, where the Lord And builds his church, his earthly throne. He formed their hearts, he knows their ways, But God their Maker is unknown. 2 Let kings rely upon their host, And of his strength the champion boast; 3 The eye of thy compassion, Lord, When death or dangers threatening stand: Thy watchful eye preserves the just, Who make thy name their fear and trust, When wars or famine waste the land. 4 In sickness or the bloody field, 1 For all our hope is God alone. PSALM 34. PART I. L. M. God's care of his saints; or, Deliverance by prayer. LORD, I will bless thee all my days, Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue; My soul shall glory in thy grace, While saints rejoice to hear the song. My secret groaning reached his ears; PSALM 34. 11-22. PART II. L. M. Religious education; or, Instructions of piety. HILDREN in years & knowledge young, 'C Your parents' hope, your parents joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue, Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days, And peace to crown your mortal state, 3 The eyes of God regard his saints, 4 To humble souls and broken hearts 5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans, 1 PSALM 34. 1-10. PART I. C. M. Prayer and praise for eminent deliverance. I'LL bless the Lord from day to day; How good are all his ways! Ye humble souls that use to pray, 2 Sing to the honour of his name, How a poor sufferer cried, Nor was his hope exposed to shame, 3 When threatening sorrows round me stood, And endless fears arose, Like the loud billows of a flood, 4 I told the Lord my sore distress He gave my sharpest torments ease, PAUSE. 5 [O sinners, come and taste his love, 6 He bids his angels pitch their tents 7 [O love the Lord, ye saints of his; His eye regards the just; How richly blest their portion is Who make the Lord their trust! 8 Young lions pinched with hunger roar, And famish in the wood; 1 But God supplies his holy poor PSALM 34. 11-22. PART II. C. M. COME, children, learn to fear the Lord, And that your days be long, Let not a false or spiteful word Be found upon your tongue. 2 Depart from mischief, practise love, So shall the Lord your ways approve, 3 His eyes awake to guard the just, 4 What though the sorrows here they taste Are sharp and tedious too, The Lord, who saves them all at last, 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead; Prevents the mischief when they slide, 6 When desolation like a flood 1 Saints find a refuge in their God, For he redeemed their souls. PSALM 35. 1-9. PART I. C. M. Prayer and faith of persecuted saints; or, Imprecations mixed with charity. NOW OW plead my cause, Almighty God, And fight against the men of blood, 2 Draw out thy spear and stop their way, Lift thine avenging rod; But to my soul in mercy say, I am thy Saviour God." 3 They plant their snares to catch my feet, And nets of mischief spread; Plunge the destroyers in the pit That their own hands have made. 4 Let fogs and darkness hide their way, And slippery be their ground; Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey, 5 They fly like chaff before the wind, 6 They love the road that leads to hell; 7 But if thou hast a chosen few |