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Give ear unto my words, O Lord

Representative Text

1 Give ear unto my words, O Lord,
my meditation weigh.
2 Hear my loud cry, my King, my God;
for I to thee will pray.
3 Lord, thou shalt early hear my voice:
I early will direct
My prayer to thee; and, looking up,
an answer will expect.

4 For thou art not a God that doth
in wickedness delight;
Neither shall evil dwell with thee,
5 Nor fools stand in thy sight.
All that ill-doers are thou hat'st;
6 Cutt'st off that liars be:
The bloody and deceitful man
abhorrèd is by thee.

7 But I into thy house will come
in thine abundant grace;
And I will worship in thy fear
towàrd thy holy place.
8 Because of those mine enemies,
Lord, in thy righteousness
Do thou me lead; do thou thy way
make straight before my face.

9 For in their mouth there is no truth,
their inward part is ill;
Their throat's an open sepulchre,
their tongue doth flatter still.
10 O God, destroy them; let them be
by their own counsel quelled:
Them for their many sins cast out,
for they 'gainst thee rebelled.

11 But let all joy that trust in thee,
and still make shouting noise;
For them thou sav'st: let all that love
thy name in thee rejoice.
12 For, Lord, unto the righteous man
thou wilt thy blessing yield:
With favor thou wilt compass him
about, as with a shield.

Source: Foundations Psalter: 1650 Scottish Psalter #5

Text Information

First Line: Give ear unto my words, O Lord, My meditation weigh
Title: Give ear unto my words, O Lord
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Foundations Psalter #5

The Bible Hymnal #4

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P5

Include 10 pre-1979 instances
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