From feigned lips I would not send
A word to reach thine ear.

2 Approv'd and honor'd in thy sight,
My sentence comes from thee;
Whate'er is equal, just, and right,
Thy searching eyes shall see.
3 Thy visitations prove mine heart,
And find my soul sincere,
Resolv'd from God to ne'er depart,
Thro grace I persevere.

4 The works of men to sin entice,
And yet their ways I shun,

I keep my feet from paths of vice,
In which destroyers run.

5 O thou who sav'st by thy right-hand,
On thee my soul relies;

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Thy power can make the feeble stand,
When foes against them rise.

6 The Lord has shown me wond'rous things,
How watchful is his eye;

I'm safe beneath his shadowy wings

When danger passes by.

7 Oppressing foes beset me round,
And boast their strength aloud,
With downcast eyes they view the ground,
But talk in language proud.

8 Arise, O God, thine help afford,
Their power and rage control,

From wicked men who wield thy sword,
In mercy save my soul.

PSALM 17. S. M.

The portion of saints aud sinners.

1 ARISE, my gracious God,

And make the wicked flee;

Or use them as thy chastening rod,
To drive thy saints to thee.

2 Behold the sinner dies,

His haughty words are vain;
Here in this life his pleasure lies,
And all beyond is pain.

3 Then let him walk in pride,
And boast of all his store;
The God of heaven is on my side,
My soul can wish no more.

4 The Lord will help afford,

The proud ungodly band,

As instruments shall wield his sword,
But perish from the land.

5 Death must destroy the vile,
They dread the hastening day;
But Christ in death shall give a smile,
And call my soul away.

6 I shall behold his face,

When God the dead shall raise;
And in his likeness grace for grace,
Awake to sing his praise.

PSALM 17. L. M.

The sinner's portion and the saint's hope. 1 O GOD my Savior, God my friend, In mercy now my prayer attend, For notwithstanding all my slips, I would not pray with feigned lips. 2 Thy sentence is for ever right, I stand approv'd before thy sight, Thou know'st the purpose of mine heart, No more from God will I depart. 3 As lurks the lion where he lies, And on his victim swiftly flies,

So wait my foes the fatal hour, Oppressors would my soul devour. 4 The Lord will timely help afford, And wicked men who wield his sword, Shall feel his justice, know his hand, And perish from this goodly land. 5 Their hope and portion lie below, 'Tis all the happiness they know, 'Tis all they seek; a part is theirs, The rest they leave among their heirs. 6 What sinners value I resign, It is enough if God be mine; Content am I, to know his grace, And in my Savior view his face. 7 Heaven is a world of shining bliss, A brighter, better world than this; O may that world of endless joy My time and better thoughts employ. 8 Thrice happy hour when death is nigh, My willing soul shall rise on high, And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul. 9 My flesh shall slumber in the ground Till the last trumpet's joyful sound, Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Savior's image rise.

PSALM 18. Part 1. L. M.

Temptations overcome.

1 GOD is my rock, my lofty tower, I love his name, I trust his power; Not death nor hell shall drive me hence, From God my high and sure defence. 2 But, ah! what mortal tongue can tell The raging storm that on me fell,

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When sinful men, like floods, arose,
And gaping waves did o'er me close.
3 Death and the terrors of his train,
Sorrow and sickness, grief and pain,
Their fatal snares around me spread,
And fill'd my quivering soul with dread.
4 Ere I had half disclos'd my grief,
Jehovah flew to my relief,

He left the heaven of his abode,
And on a cherub swiftly rode.

5 Earth with a shivering chill was seiz’d,
To see the God of heaven displeas'd,
The 'affrighted hills for horror shook,
Nor could the mountains bear his look.
6 Up from his nostrils went a smoke,
His voice like awful thunder broke,
Fire from his mouth in lightning came,
And spread abroad the quivering flame.
7 He bow'd the heavens, and as he past
Darkness beneath his feet he cast,
The fixed stars appear'd to fly
He flew so swiftly thro the sky.
8 Again he thunder'd-at his ire
The sea appear'd a blaze of fire,
Hail stones like flaming coals were seen
To cast a redness o'er the green.
9 The channels of the deep disclos'd,
At God's command became compos'd;
He spake and lull'd the winds asleep,
And smooth'd the surface of the deep.
10 While faith endur'd the dreadful shock,
He set my feet on Christ my rock,
The sun again began to shine,
Andcheer'd my soul with light divine.

11 For ever shall my song record

The power and goodness of the Lord;
I'll love his name, and while I live
The glory to my Savior give.

PSALM 18. Part 2. L. M.

Sincerity proved and rewarded.

1 LORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, Hast made thy truth and love to 'appear, Before mine eyes I set thy laws,

And thou hast own'd my righteous cause.
2 Since first I knew thy power and grace,
My feet have run the christian race,
And when I stray'd and lost my way,
'Twas not because I lov'd to stray.
3 What sore temptations broke my rest,
What wars and strugglings in my breast;
But thro thy grace that reigns within,
I guard against my darling sin.

4 That sin to which I'm most inclin'd,
That works and strives against my mind,
When shall thy grace, O God, control,
Or drive the 'invader from my soul.
5 The Lord with an unerring hand,
Pours out his judgments on the land,
And tho thick darkness cloud his way,
Yet justice will not long delay.

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6 The kind and merciful shall know
The mercy God himself can show;
And they, whose hearts and lives are pure,
Shall find their hopes of heaven secure.
7 But froward souls, that scorn his love,
Shall hear his thunder from above;
And all, who vex him with delight,
Shall do themselves the worst despight.