Trinity Hymnal ‎#47

47. O Jehovah, hear my words

1 O Jehovah, hear my words,
To my thoughts attentive be;
Hear my cry, my King, my God,
I will make my prayer to thee.
With the morning light,
O Lord, Thou shalt hear my voice arise,
And expectant I will bring
Prayer as morning sacrifice.

2 Thou, Jehovah, art a God
Who delightest not in sin;
Evil shall not dwell with thee,
Nor the proud thy favor win.
Evil doers thou dost hate,
Lying tongues thou wilt defeat;
God abhors the man who loves
Violence and base deceit.

3 In the fulness of thy grace
To thy house I will repair;
Bowing toward thy holy place,
In thy fear to worship there.
Lead me in thy righteousness,
Let my foes assail in vain;
Lest my feet be turned aside,
Make thy way before me plain.

4 False and faithless are my foes,
In their mouth no truth is found;
Deadly are the words they speak,
All their thoughts with sin abound.
Bring, O God, their plans to naught,
Hold them guilty in thy sight,
For against thee and thy law
They have set themselves to fight.

5 O let all that trust thy care
Ever glad and joyful be;
Let them joy who love thy Name,
Safely guarded, Lord, by thee.
For a blessing from thy store
To the righteous thou wilt yield;
Thou wilt compass him about
With thy favor as a shield.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jehovah, hear my words
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 5
• Topic: Adversaries; Christians: Triumph of; The Church: Lord's House; Confidence; God: Divine Perfections of; God: Glory of; God: Justice of; God: Wrath of; Imprecatory Psalms; Supplication: For Protection; Punishment of Wicked
• Source: The Psalter, 1912

Tune Information

• Name: REHOBOTH
• Composer: H. Vander Werp (1911, alt.)
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7. D.
• Key: A♭ Major