The Psalms of David ‎#P119e

P119e. O how I love thy holy Law

1 O how I love thy holy Law;
'Tis daily my Delight;
And thence my Meditations draw
Divine Advice by Night.

2 My waking Eyes prevent the Day
To meditate thy Word;
My Soul with Longing melts away
To hear thy Gospel, Lord.

3 How doth thy Word my Heart engage?
How well employ my Tongue?
And in my tiresome Pilgrimage
Yields me a heav'nly Song.

4 Am I a Stranger, or at Home;
'Tis my perpetual Feast;
Not Honey dropping from the Comb
So much allures the Taste.

5 No Treasures so enrich the Mind;
Nor shall thy Word be sold
For Loads of Silver well refin'd,
Nor Heaps of choicest Gold.

6 When Nature sinks, and Spirits droop,
Thy Promises of Grace
Are Pillars to support my Hope,
And there I write thy Praise.

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• First Line: O how I love thy holy Law
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1740
• Scripture:
  Psalm 119:13
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  Psalm 119:3
  ;
  Psalm 119:148
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  Psalm 119:97
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  Psalm 119:175
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  Psalm 119:49
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  Psalm 119:28
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  Psalm 119:127
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  Psalm 119:72
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  Psalm 119:103
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  Psalm 119:19
  ;
  Psalm 119:54
• Topic: Meditation; Counsel and Support from God; Delight in Law of God; Scripture: compared with the book of nature; Scripture: delight in it; Midnight thoughts

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