The Psalter ‎#335

335. Devotion to the Divine Law

1 Deceit and falsehood I abhor,
But love Thy law, Thy truth revealed;
My steadfast hope is in Thy word;
Thou art my refuge and my shield;
The paths of sin I have not trod,
But kept the precepts of my God.

2 According to thy gracious word
Uphold me, Lord, deliver me;
O do not let me be ashamed
Of patient hope and trust in Thee;
O hold Thou me, and I shall stand
And ever follow Thy command.

3 The froward Thou hast set at nought,
Who vainly wander from the right;
The wicked Thou dost count as dross;
Thy just decrees are my delight;
For fear of Thee I stand in awe
And rev'rence Thy most holy law.

Text Information

• First Line: Deceit and falsehood I abhor
• Title: Devotion to the Divine Law
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 119
• Topic: Christian Activity; Afflictions: Prayer in; Aspirations: For Holiness; Character: Good and Bad Contrasted; Christians: Believers; Christians: Conscious of Safety; Companions: Evil; Divine Decrees; Disobedience; Fidelity; God: Hearer of Prayer; Gospel: Fulness of; Holiness: Of Christians; Hope; Law of God; Obedience; Perseverance; Prayer: Importunity in; Rulers: Duties of; Salvation: Prayers for; Self-Denial; Sin : Hatred of; Sincerity; Temptation; Truth; The Wicked: Separation from
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Part XV

Tune Information

• Name: HANDY
• Composer: Joseph P. Holbrook
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.