The Psalms of David Part 52

Psalm 119:12. Twelfth Part.

Breathing after comfort and deliverance.

Ver. 153.

1 My G.o.d, consider my distress, Let mercy plead my cause; Tho' I have sinn'd against thy grace, I can't forget thy laws.

Ver. 39 116.

1 Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach Which I so justly fear; Uphold my life, uphold my hopes, Nor let my shame appear.

Ver. 122 135.

3 Be thou a surety, Lord, for me, Nor let the proud oppress; But make thy waiting servant see The s.h.i.+nings of thy face.

Ver. 82.

4 My eyes with expectation fail, My heart within me cries, "When will the Lord his truth fulfil, "And make my comforts rise?"

Ver. 132.

5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, And shew thy grace the same As thou art ever wont t' afford To those that love thy Name.

Psalm 119:13. Thirteenth Part.

Holy fear, and tenderness of conscience.

Ver. 10.

1 With my whole heart I've sought thy face, O let me never stray From thy commands, O G.o.d of grace, Nor tread the sinner's way.

Ver. 11.

2 Thy word I've hid within my heart To keep my conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin.

Ver. 63 53 158.

3 I'm a companion of the saints Who fear and love the Lord; My sorrows rise, my nature faints, When men transgress thy word.

Ver. 161 163.

4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong, My spirit stands in awe; My soul abhors a lying tongue, But loves thy righteous law.

Ver. 161 120.

5 My heart with sacred reverence hears The threatenings of thy word: My flesh with holy trembling fears The judgments of the Lord.

Ver. 166 174.

6 My G.o.d, I long, I hope, I wait For thy salvation still; While thy whole law is my delight, And I obey thy will.

Psalm 119:14. Fourteenth Part.

Benefit of afflictions, and support under them.

Ver. 153 81 82.

1 Consider all my sorrows, Lord, And thy deliverance send; My soul for thy salvation faints, When will my troubles end?

Ver. 71.

2 Yet I have found, 'tis good for me To bear my Father's rod; Afflictions make me learn thy law, And live upon my G.o.d.

Ver. 50.

3 This is the comfort I enjoy When new distress begins, I read thy word, I run thy way, And hate my former sins.

Ver. 92.

4 Had not thy word been my delight When earthly joys were fled, My soul opprest with sorrow's weight Had sunk amongst the dead.

Ver. 75.

5 I know thy judgments, Lord, are right, Tho' they may seem severe; The sharpest sufferings I endure Flow from thy faithful care.

Ver. 67.

6 Before I knew thy chastening rod My feet were apt to stray; But now I learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way.

Psalm 119:15. Fifteenth Part.

Holy resolutions.

Ver. 93.

That thy statutes every hour Might dwell upon my mind!

Thence I derive a quickening power, And daily peace I find.

Ver. 15 16.

2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ; My soul shall ne'er forget thy word, Thy word is all my joy.

Ver. 32.

3 How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From sin and Satan's hateful chains, And set my feet at large!

Ver. 13 46.

4 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy Name; I'll speak thy word, tho' kings should hear Nor yield to sinful shame.

Ver. 61 69 70.

5 Let bands of persecutors rise To rob me of my right, Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight.

Ver. 115.

6 Depart from me, ye wicked race, Whose hands and hearts are ill; I love my G.o.d, I love his ways, And must obey his will.

Psalm 119:16. Sixteenth Part.

Prayer for quickening grace.

Ver. 25 37.

1 My soul lies cleaving to the dust; Lord, give me life divine; From vain desires and every l.u.s.t Turn off these eyes of mine.

2 I need the influence of thy grace To speed me in thy way, Lest I should loiter in my race, Or turn my feet astray.

Ver. 107.

3 When sore afflictions press me down, I need thy quickening powers; Thy word that I have rested on shall help my heaviest hours.

Ver. 156 140.

4 Are not thy mercies sovereign still?