O hear my voice, my GoD, my King,
To Thee, to Thee, I pray.

2 Before the morning, Thou shalt hear,
My voice ascending high;

To Thee for refuge I'll look, up;
My GoD, hear Thou my cry.

3 0 righteous Judge, before Thy throne
The sinner can not stand;
The workers of iniquity
Shall tremble at Thy hand.

4 No evil, no deceitful men
Shall ever dwell with Thee;
None without holiness, O Lord,
Thy face in bliss shall see.

5 But as for me, with holy fear,
Encouraged by Thy grace,
Thy holy temple I'll approach,
And bow before Thy face.

6 LORD! lead me in Thy righteousness; Guard me from ev'ry snare;

Make plain Thy path before mine eyes;
Protect me by Thy care.

7 Let all, who trust in GoD rejoice,
Secure in His defence;

Let all, who love His name, adore
His pow'r, His providence.

8 His saints the mighty LORD will save, Protected from above,

Bless'd with His favor and the shield
Of His almighty love.

Usually called the first penitential Psalm; it con(c. M.) tains confession of sin, application for pardon, and hope of mercy.

1 LORD, in Thy wrath rebuke me not;
Thine anger, LORD, withdraw!

My soul, oppress'd with sin and grief,
Adores Thy righteous Law.

2 Tho' by that Law condemn'd, most just
The sentence, LORD, I own;
Death I deserve; yet grant me life,
In honor of Thy SoN.

3 With self-abhorrence, day and night,
I grieve, and weep, and pray.

LORD, hear my moan; accept my tears;
Remove my guilt away.

4 Have mercy, LORD, MY SAVIOUR died!
Mercy's my only plea:

Save me, O LORD, for mercy's sake;
That mercy shew to me.

5 My soul revives:-My SAVIOUR speaks;
His pardoning voice I hear!

The LORD hath granted my request,
The LORD receives my prayer.

6 To Thee, my kind, forgiving God
I'll consecrate my days;
And e'en in death will I proclaim
The glory of thy grace.

PSALM 7.

(L.M.)

David persecuted by Cush the Benjamite, vindicates his integrity, and refers his cause to his God.

10 LORD, my GOD, in Thee I trust;

On Thee alone Thy saints depend,

Oppressed by men, unkind, unjust,
O let Thy pow'r, Thine arm defend.
2 They, who reject Thy righteous Laws,
Me, for Thy sake, indignant hate;
Combin'd, they seek to crush Thy cause,
And for the righteous lie in wait.

3 Arise, eternal LORD, arise,

Defend Thy saints, whom Thou dost love; Subdue with power Thine enemies

And let Thy love the weapon prove. 4 Thou oft provok'd, yet mighty God, Thou strong, yet patient DEITY! Full of forbearance day by day,

And most long suff'ring, e'er to me!
5 Bless Thou mine enemies; their heart
Convert by Thine all-powerful word-
Do Thou Thy gracious aid impart,

Ere yet they fall beneath Thy sword.
6 Thus shall I all Thy gracious ways
Of justice, mercy, truth proclaim;
And foes with friends in CHRIST unite,
And join to praise Thy glorious name.

PSALM 8.

(L.M.) Appointed by the Church for Ascension Day. It describes the glory of God magnified by his works and by his love to man; and has a spiritual reference to the exaltation of our nature in Messiah, the Second Adam, crowned with glory and honor, and having all things put in subjection under his feet. 1 Cor. xv. 27.-Heb. ii. 5, &c. 10 LORD, our LORD, how great Thy Name,

Through earth and heaven's extensive frame,

How dazzling, how divinely great
The glories, which around Thee wait.

2 Praise, endless praise, to Thee belongs,
Ordain'd from babes' and infants' tongues;
Ordain'd Thine honors hence to draw,
And enemies to strike with awe.

3 When I behold Thy works divine,
When moon and stars around me shine,
LORD what is man! a child of woe,
Yet honor'd and exalted so.

4 Tenants of earth, and air, and sea,
Own His dominion, and obey.

O LORD, how excellent Thy Name,
Through earth and heaven's extensive frame!

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5 LORD, what is man! the pow'r of sin
Left him condemn'd, cast out, unclean,
LORD, what is man! mysterious love
From heav'n stoop'd down to raise above.

6 GOD's everlasting, equal SON,
Both GoD and MAN, in person one,
In human nature was array'd,
And lower than the angels made.

7 Sing of his dying love; and tell,
He rose; he triumph'd, when he fell;

As Conq'ror now in bliss enthron'd, With glory bright, and honor crown'd. 8 Our nature still is His abode;

As man he holds the pow'r of God.
All earth and heav'n Him LORD shall own,
The Saviour, GOD, and GOD THE SON.

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PSALM 9.

(L. M.)

The language of praise, celebrating the victories gained by David; and fortelling the spiritual triumphs of Messiah.

1 WITH my whole heart my God I'll praise; His marv'lous works my soul proclaim.

His majesty and pow'r I'll sing,

Exulting in His sacred name.

2 Destruction to its end shall come,
The humbled foe shall sink to dust
But Thy eternal throne shall last
For ever glorious, firm and just,

3 Thy mighty power, Thy grace and love
To them, who know and trust Thy name,
A refuge, an asylum prove,

Both now and evermore the same.

4 Sing to the LORD JEHOVAH, sing,
Who dwells in Zion His abode.

Shew forth His praise throughout her gates;
The astonish'd world shall own our GoD..

5 Arise, O Lord, convince Thy foes;
The honor of Thy arm maintain.
No mortal pow'r. can Thee oppose,
And none shall seek Thy face in vain.