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While sheep and cattle o'er the field,
Their thousands and ten thousands yield,
Our land with pasture crown'd.

6 Thrice happy people! O how blest,
Where freedom, peace, and plenty rest,
Thankful for all bestow'd:

Still happier they who love Thy name,
In life, in death, their glorious theme,
JEHOVAH is our GoD.

PSALM 145.

(7,7,7,7.)

In this and the following Psalms the subject is entirely devoted to the praise of JEHOVAH; his adorable perfections and wonderful works; the justice, mercy, majesty, and glory of his kingdom. This in the Hebrew is an alphabetical Psalm, like the 119th.

1 I WILL praise my GoD and King,
Evermore give thanks and sing;

Ev'ry day my anthem raise,
Evermore Thy name I'll praise.

2 Great in power is the LORD,
Let the Church His praise record
Age to age His righteousness,
All His mighty acts shall bless.

3 GOD to mercy is inclin'd,
Slow to anger, gracious, kind;

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4 All Thy works shall bless Thy name,
All Thy saints Thy love proclaim;
Speak the glory of Thy throne,
All Thy majesty make known.

5 Thy dominion shall remain,
Everlasting Thou shalt reign;
Thine the pow'r, the glory Thine,
Thine the majesty divine.

6 Ev'ry eye on Thee shall wait,
Sappliant at Thy mercy's gate;
Thy kind hand supplies their food,
Bounteous giver of all good.

7 Thou wilt hear the helpless cry,
All their wants Thou wilt supply;
With salvation Thou wilt bless,
Grace, and peace, and righteousness.

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8 All, who love Thy name, shall
Thee a GOD of boundless love:
While I live may I proclaim,
Praise and bless Thy holy name.

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PSALM 145. II. Metre. (C.M.)

1 THEE will I bless, my GoD and King,
Thy endless praise proclaim:

This tribute daily I will bring,
And ever bless Thy name.

2 Thou, LORD, beyond compare art great,
And highly to be prais'd;
Thy majesty, with boundless height,
Above our knowledge rais'd.

3 Whilst I Thy glory and renown,
And wondrous works express,
The world with me Thy might shall own,
And Thy great pow'r confess.
4 The praise that to Thy love belongs,
They shall with joy proclaim;
Thy truth of all their grateful songs
Shall be the constant theme.

5 The LORD is good; fresh acts of grace
His pity still supplies;

His anger moves with slowest pace,
His willing mercy flies.

6 Thy love through earth extends its fame,
By all Thy works exprest;

These shew Thy praise, and be Thy name
For EVER, EVER blest.

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PSALM 145. III. Metre. (c.M.)

1 SWEET is the mem'ry of Thy grace,
My God, my heav'nly king;
Let age to age Thy righteousness
In sounds of glory sing.

2 GOD reigns on high, but not confines
His goodness to the skies,

Through the whole earth His bounty shines,
And ev'ry want supplies.

3 With longing eyes Thy creatures wait
On Thee, for daily food;

Thy lib'ral hand provides them meat,
Ånd fills their mouths with good.

4 How kind are Thy compassions, LORD!
How slow Thine anger moves!

How soon He sends His pard'ning word
To cheer the soul He loves!

5 Creatures, with all their endless race,
Thy power and praise proclaim:
May we, who taste Thy richest grace,
Delight to bless Thy name.

PSALM 146.

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(8,7,8,7.)

An holy determination to praise JEHOVAH; the insufficiency of man; the all-sufficiency, mercy,

and eternity of God.

1 PRAISE the LORD of earth and heaven,

Praise the great JEHOVAH's name;

Mercies countless, freely given,

Loud demand each grateful theme. Long as I have any being,

Shall my constant praise ascend;
All around His goodness seeing,
For His mercies know no end.

2 Not in honour, wealth, or power,
Nor in princes put your trust;
Fading pageants of an hour,
Soon they die, and turn to dust.

Happy they, whose hopes are grounded
On JEHOVAH's faithful word;
They shall never be confounded,
Wholly trusting in the LORD.

3 GOD with pity views th' oppressed,
GOD the captive soul sets free;
Food supplies for the distressed,
Gives the blind His light to see.
Praise the LORD, His truth rely on,
Praise the widow's GoD and friend;
Praise, ye orphans; praise, O Zion;
GOD shall reign world without end.

PSALM 146. II. Metre.

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10 PRAISE the LORD, and Thou, my soul,

For ever bless His name:

His wondrous love, while life shall last,
My constant praise shall claim.

20 happy he, who Jacob's GOD

For his Protector takes;

Who still, with well-plac'd hope, the LORD
His constant refuge makes.

3 The LORD, who made both heav'n and earth, And all that they contain,

Will never quit His stedfast truth,

Nor make His promise vain.

4 The poor opprest, from all their wrongs

Are eas'd by His decree;

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