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Psalm 2: Why rage the heathen? and vain things

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: Why rage the heathen? and vain things Lyrics: 1Why rage the heathen? and vain things why do the people mind? 2Kings of the earth do set themselves, and princes are combin’d, To plot against the Lord, and his Anointed, saying thus, 3Let us asunder break their bands, and cast their cords from us. 4He that in heaven sits shall laugh; the Lord shall scorn them all. 5Then shall he speak to them in wrath, in rage he vex them shall. 6Yet, notwithstanding, I have him to be my King appointed; And over Sion, my holy hill, I have him King anointed. 7The sure decree I will declare: The Lord hath said to me, Thou art mine only Son; this day I have begotten thee. 8Ask of me, and for heritage the heathen I’ll make thine; And, for possession, I to thee will give earth’s utmost line. 9Thou shalt, as with a weighty rod of iron, break them all; And, as a potter’s sherd, thou shalt them dash in pieces small. 10Now therefore, kings, be wise; be taught, ye judges of the earth: 11Serve God in fear, and see that ye join trembling with your mirth. 12Kiss ye the Son, lest in his ire ye perish from the way, If once his wrath begin to burn: bless’d all that on him stay. Scripture: Psalm 2

Psalm 10: Wherefore is it that thou, O Lord

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Wherefore is it that thou, O Lord Lyrics: 1Wherefore is it that thou, O Lord, dost stand from us afar? And wherefore hidest thou thyself, when times so troublous are? 2The wicked in his loftiness doth persecute the poor: In these devices they have fram’d let them be taken sure. 3The wicked of his heart’s desire doth talk with boasting great; He blesseth him that’s covetous, whom yet the Lord doth hate. 4The wicked, through his pride of face, on God he doth not call; And in the counsels of his heart the Lord is not at all. 5His ways they always grievous are; thy judgments from his sight Removed are: at all his foes he puffeth with despight. 6Within his heart he thus hath said, I shall not moved be; And no adversity at all shall ever come to me. 7His mouth with cursing, fraud, deceit, is fill’d abundantly; And underneath his tongue there is mischief and vanity. 8He closely sits in villages; he slays the innocent: Against the poor that pass him by his cruel eyes are bent. 9He, lion-like, lurks in his den; he waits the poor to take; And when he draws him in his net, his prey he doth him make. 10Himself he humbleth very low, he croucheth down withal, That so a multitude of poor may by his strong ones fall. 11He thus hath said within his heart, The Lord hath quite forgot; He hides his countenance, and he for ever sees it not. 12O Lord, do thou arise; O God, lift up thine hand on high: Put not the meek afflicted ones out of thy memory. 13Why is it that the wicked man thus doth the Lord despise? Because that God will it require he in his heart denies. 14Thou hast it seen; for their mischief and spite thou wilt repay: The poor commits himself to thee; thou art the orphan’s stay. 15The arm break of the wicked man, and of the evil one; Do thou seek out his wickedness, until thou findest none. 16The Lord is King through ages all, ev’n to eternity; The heathen people from his land are perish’d utterly. 17O Lord, of those that humble are thou the desire didst hear; Thou wilt prepare their heart, and thou to hear wilt bend thine ear; 18To judge the fatherless, and those that are oppressed sore; That man, that is but sprung of earth, may them oppress no more. Scripture: Psalm 10

Psalm 12: Help, Lord, because the godly man

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Help, Lord, because the godly man Lyrics: 1Help, Lord, because the godly man doth daily fade away; And from among the sons of men the faithful do decay. 2Unto his neighbour ev’ry one doth utter vanity: They with a double heart do speak, and lips of flattery. 3God shall cut off all flatt’ring lips, tongues that speak proudly thus, 4We’ll with our tongue prevail, our lips are ours: who’s lord o’er us? 5For poor oppress’d, and for the sighs of needy, rise will I, Saith God, and him in safety set from such as him defy. 6The words of God are words most pure; they be like silver try’d In earthen furnace, seven times that hath been purify’d. 7Lord, thou shalt them preserve and keep for ever from this race. 8On each side walk the wicked, when vile men are high in place. Scripture: Psalm 12

Psalm 13: How long wilt thou forget me, Lord?

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 22 hymnals First Line: How long wilt thou forget me, Lord? Lyrics: 1How long wilt thou forget me, Lord? shall it for ever be? O how long shall it be that thou wilt hide thy face from me? 2How long take counsel in my soul, still sad in heart, shall I? How long exalted over me shall be mine enemy? 3O Lord my God, consider well, and answer to me make: Mine eyes enlighten, lest the sleep of death me overtake: 4Lest that mine enemy should say, Against him I prevail’d; And those that trouble me rejoice, when I am mov’d and fail’d. 5But I have all my confidence thy mercy set upon; My heart within me shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6I will unto the Lord my God sing praises cheerfully, Because he hath his bounty shown to me abundantly. Scripture: Psalm 13

Psalm 26: Judge me, O Lord, for I have walk'd

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 17 hymnals First Line: Judge me, O Lord, for I have walk'd Lyrics: 1Judge me, O Lord, for I have walk’d in mine integrity: I trusted also in the Lord; slide therefore shall not I. 2Examine me, and do me prove; try heart and reins, O God: 3For thy love is before mine eyes, thy truth’s paths I have trode. 4With persons vain I have not sat, nor with dissemblers gone: 5Th’ assembly of ill men I hate; to sit with such I shun. 6Mine hands in innocence, O Lord, I’ll wash and purify; So to thine holy altar go, and compass it will I: 7That I, with voice of thanksgiving, may publish and declare, And tell of all thy mighty works, that great and wondrous are. 8The habitation of thy house, Lord, I have loved well; Yea, in that place I do delight where doth thine honour dwell. 9With sinners gather not my soul, and such as blood would spill: 10Whose hands mischievous plots, right hand corrupting bribes do fill. 11But as for me, I will walk on in mine integrity: Do thou redeem me, and, O Lord, be merciful to me. 12My foot upon an even place doth stand with steadfastness: Within the congregations th’ Eternal I will bless. Scripture: Psalm 26

Psalm 27: The Lord's my light and saving health

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: The Lord's my light and saving health Lyrics: 1The Lord’s my light and saving health, who shall make me dismay’d? My life’s strength is the Lord, of whom then shall I be afraid? 2When as mine enemies and foes, most wicked persons all, To eat my flesh against me rose, they stumbled and did fall. 3Against me though an host encamp, my heart yet fearless is: Though war against me rise, I will be confident in this. 4One thing I of the Lord desir’d, and will seek to obtain, That all days of my life I may within God’s house remain; That I the beauty of the Lord behold may and admire, And that I in his holy place may rev’rently enquire. 5For he in his pavilion shall me hide in evil days; In secret of his tent me hide, and on a rock me raise. 6And now, ev’n at this present time, mine head shall lifted be Above all those that are my foes, and round encompass me: Therefore unto his tabernacle I’ll sacrifices bring Of joyfulness; I’ll sing, yea, I to God will praises sing. 7O Lord, give ear unto my voice, when I do cry to thee; Upon me also mercy have, and do thou answer me. 8When thou didst say, Seek ye my face, then unto thee reply Thus did my heart, Above all things thy face, Lord, seek will I. 9Far from me hide not thou thy face; put not away from thee Thy servant in thy wrath: thou hast an helper been to me. O God of my salvation, leave me not, nor forsake: 10Though me my parents both should leave, the Lord will me up take. 11O Lord, instruct me in thy way, to me a leader be In a plain path, because of those that hatred bear to me. 12Give me not to mine en’mies’ will; for witnesses that lie Against me risen are, and such as breathe out cruelty. 13I fainted had, unless that I believed had to see The Lord’s own goodness in the land of them that living be. 14Wait on the Lord, and be thou strong, and he shall strength afford Unto thine heart; yea, do thou wait, I say, upon the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 27

Psalm 28: To thee I'll cry, O Lord, my rock

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: To thee I'll cry, O Lord, my rock Lyrics: 1To thee I’ll cry, O Lord, my rock; hold not thy peace to me; Lest like those that to pit descend I by thy silence be. 2The voice hear of my humble pray’rs, when unto thee I cry; When to thine holy oracle I lift mine hands on high. 3With ill men draw me not away that work iniquity; That speak peace to their friends, while in their hearts doth mischief lie. 4Give them according to their deeds and ills endeavoured: And as their handy-works deserve, to them be rendered. 5God shall not build, but them destroy, who would not understand The Lord’s own works, nor did regard the doing of his hand. 6For ever blessed be the Lord, for graciously he heard The voice of my petitions, and prayers did regard. 7The Lord’s my strength and shield; my heart upon him did rely; And I am helped: hence my heart doth joy exceedingly, And with my song I will him praise. 8Their strength is God alone: He also is the saving strength of his anointed one. 9O thine own people do thou save, bless thine inheritance; Them also do thou feed, and them for evermore advance. Scripture: Psalm 28

Psalm 44: O God, we with our ears have heard

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: O God, we with our ears have heard Lyrics: 1O God, we with our ears have heard, our fathers have us told, What works thou in their days hadst done, ev’n in the days of old. 2Thy hand did drive the heathen out, and plant them in their place; Thou didst afflict the nations, but them thou didst increase. 3For neither got their sword the land, nor did their arm them save; But thy right hand, arm, countenance; for thou them favour gave. 4Thou art my King: for Jacob, Lord, deliv’rances command. 5Through thee we shall push down our foes, that do against us stand: We, through thy name, shall tread down those that ris’n against us have. 6For in my bow I shall not trust, nor shall my sword me save. 7But from our foes thou hast us sav’d, our haters put to shame. 8In God we all the day do boast, and ever praise thy name. 9But now we are cast off by thee, and us thou putt’st to shame; And when our armies do go forth, thou go’st not with the same. 10Thou mak’st us from the enemy, faint-hearted, to turn back; And they who hate us for themselves our spoils away do take. 11Like sheep for meat thou gavest us; ’mong heathen cast we be. 12Thou didst for nought thy people sell; their price enrich’d not thee. 13Thou mak’st us a reproach to be unto our neighbours near; Derision and a scorn to them that round about us are. 14A by-word also thou dost us among the heathen make; The people, in contempt and spite, at us their heads do shake. 15Before me my confusion continually abides; And of my bashful countenance the shame me ever hides: 16For voice of him that doth reproach, and speaketh blasphemy; By reason of th’ avenging foe, and cruel enemy. 17All this is come on us, yet we have not forgotten thee; Nor falsely in thy covenant behav’d ourselves have we. 18Back from thy way our heart not turn’d; our steps no straying made; 19Though us thou brak’st in dragons’ place, and cover’dst with death’s shade. 20If we God’s name forgot, or stretch’d to a strange god our hands, 21Shall not God search this out? for he heart’s secrets understands. 22Yea, for thy sake we’re kill’d all day, counted as slaughter-sheep. 23Rise, Lord, cast us not ever off; awake, why dost thou sleep? 24O wherefore hidest thou thy face? forgett’st our cause distress’d, 25And our oppression? For our soul is to the dust down press’d: Our belly also on the earth fast cleaving, hold doth take. 26Rise for our help, and us redeem, ev’n for thy mercies’ sake. Scripture: Psalm 44

Psalm 48: Great is the Lord, and greatly he

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: Great is the Lord, and greatly he Lyrics: 1Great is the Lord, and greatly he is to be praised still, Within the city of our God, upon his holy hill. 2Mount Sion stands most beautiful, the joy of all the land; The city of the mighty King on her north side doth stand. 3The Lord within her palaces is for a refuge known. 4For, lo, the kings that gather’d were together, by have gone. 5But when they did behold the same, they, wond’ring, would not stay; But, being troubled at the sight, they thence did haste away. 6Great terror there took hold on them; they were possess’d with fear; Their grief came like a woman’s pain, when she a child doth bear. 7Thou Tarshish ships with east wind break’st: 8As we have heard it told, So, in the city of the Lord, our eyes did it behold; In our God’s city, which his hand for ever stablish will. 9We of thy loving-kindness thought, Lord, in thy temple still. 10O Lord, according to thy name, through all the earth’s thy praise; And thy right hand, O Lord, is full of righteousness always. 11Because thy judgments are made known, let Sion mount rejoice; Of Judah let the daughters all send forth a cheerful voice. 12Walk about Sion, and go round; the high tow’rs thereof tell: 13Consider ye her palaces, and mark her bulwarks well; That ye may tell posterity. 14For this God doth abide Our God for evermore; he will ev’n unto death us guide. Scripture: Psalm 48

Psalm 49: Hear this, all people, and give ear

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Hear this, all people, and give ear Lyrics: 1Hear this, all people, and give ear, all in the world that dwell; 2Both low and high, both rich and poor. 3My mouth shall wisdom tell: My heart shall knowledge meditate. 4I will incline mine ear To parables, and on the harp my sayings dark declare. 5Amidst those days that evil be, why should I, fearing, doubt? When of my heels th’ iniquity shall compass me about. 6Whoe’er they be that in their wealth their confidence do pitch, And boast themselves, because they are become exceeding rich: 7Yet none of these his brother can redeem by any way; Nor can he unto God for him sufficient ransom pay, 8(Their soul’s redemption precious is, and it can never be,) 9That still he should for ever live, and not corruption see. 10For why? he seeth that wise men die, and brutish fools also Do perish; and their wealth, when dead, to others they let go. 11Their inward thought is, that their house and dwelling-places shall Stand through all ages; they their lands by their own names do call. 12But yet in honour shall not man abide continually; But passing hence, may be compar’d unto the beasts that die. 13Thus brutish folly plainly is their wisdom and their way; Yet their posterity approve what they do fondly say. 14Like sheep they in the grave are laid, and death shall them devour; And in the morning upright men shall over them have pow’r: Their beauty from their dwelling shall consume within the grave. 15But from hell’s hand God will me free, for he shall me receive. 16Be thou not then afraid when one enriched thou dost see, Nor when the glory of his house advanced is on high: 17For he shall carry nothing hence when death his days doth end; Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend. 18Although he his own soul did bless whilst he on earth did live; (And when thou to thyself dost well, men will thee praises give;) 19He to his fathers’ race shall go, they never shall see light. 20Man honour’d wanting knowledge is like beasts that perish quite. Scripture: Psalm 49