2. I'll sing thy majesty and grace; My God prepares his throne

To judge the world in righteousness,
And make his vengeance known.

3. Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all the poor opprest,

To save the people of his love

And give the weary rest.

4. The men that know thy name will trust. In thy abundant grace,

For thou hast ne'er forsook the just

Who humbly seek thy face.

5. Sing praises to the righteous Lord

Who dwells on Zion's hill,

Who executes his threat'ning word,

And doth his grace fulfil..

PSALM IX. VER. 12. THE SECOND PART.

The wisdom and equity of Providence.

WHEN the great Judge, supreme and just,

Shall once inquire for blood,

The humble souls that mourn in dust
Shall find a faithful God.

2. He from the dreadful gates of death Does his own children raise;

In Zion's gates with cheerful breath
They sing their Father's praise.

3. His foes shall fall with heedless feet Into the pit they made,

And sinners perish in the net

That their own hands have spread.

4. Thus by thy judgments mighty God! Are thy deep counsels known:

When men of mischief are destroy'd
The snare must be their own.

PAUSE.

5. The wicked shall sink down to hell:

Thy wrath devours the lands

That dare forget thee, or rebel
Against thy known commands.

6. Tho' saints to sore distress are brought, And wait and long complain,

Their cries shall not be still forgot,

Nor shall their hopes be vain.

[7. Rise great Redeemer! from thy seat To judge and save the poor,

Let nations tremble at thy feet,
And man prevail no more.

8. Thy thunder shall affright the proud And put their hearts to pain,

Make them confess that thou art God

And they but feeble men.]

Watts.]

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PSALM X.

Prayer beard, and saints saved, or, Pride, Atheism, and

Oppression punished.

FOR A HUMILIATION DAY.

WHY doth the Lord stand off so far,

And why conceal his face,

When great calamities appear
And times of deep distress?

2. Lord, shall the wicked still deride

Thy justice and thy pow'r?

Shall they advance their heads in pride

And still thy saints devour?

3. They put thy judgments from their sight

And then insult the poor;

They boast in their exalted height

That they shall fall no more.

4. Arise O God! lift up thine hand, Attend our humble cry;

No enemy shall dare to stand

When God ascends on high.

PAUSE.

5. Why do the men of malice rage,

And say with foolish pride

"The God of heav'n will ne'er engage "To fight on Zion's side."

6. But thou for ever art our Lord, And pow'rful is thine hand,

As when the Heathens felt thy sword
And perish'd from thy land.

7. Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And cause thine ear to hear;

He harkens what his children say,
And puts the world in fear.

8. Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, No more despise the just,

And mighty sinners shall confess

They are but earth and dust.

PSALM XI.

God loves the righteous and bates the wicked.

My refuge is the God of love;

Why do my foes insult and cry,
"Fly like a tim'rous trembling dove,
"To distant woods or mountains fly ?"
2. If government be all destroy'd,
(That firm foundation of our peace)
And violence make justice void,

Where shall the righteous seek redress?

3. The Lord in heav'n has fix'd his throne, His eye surveys the world below;

To him all mortal things are known,

His eyelids search our spirits thro'.

4 If he afflicts his saints so far
To prove their love and try their grace,
What may the bold transgressors fear!
His very soul abhors their ways.

5. On impious wretches he shall rain Tempests of brimstone, fire, and death, Such as he kindled on the plain

Of Sodom with his angry breath

6. The righteous Lord loves righteous souls, Whose thoughts and actions are sincere,

And with a gracious eye beholds

The men that his own image bear.

PSALM XII. LONG METRE.

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The saints' safety and hope in evil times, or, Sins of the tongue complained of, viz. blasphemy, falsehood, &c.

LORD, if thou dost not soon appear
Virtue and truth will fly away;

A faithful man amongst us here
Will scarce be found if thou delay.

2. The whole discourse when neighbours meet
Is fill'd with trifles loose and vain ;
Their lips are flatt'ry and deceit,
And their proud language is profane.

3. But lips that with deceit abound
Shall not maintain their triumph long;
The God of vengeance will confound
The flatt'ring and blaspheming tongue.

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