Lord, hear the voice of my complaint, Accept my secret prayer

1 Lord, hear the voice of my complaint
accept my secret pray'r;
2 To thee alone, my King my God,
will I for help repair.
3 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear,
and with the dawning day,
To thee devoutly I'll look up,
to thee devoutly pray.

4 For thou, the wongs that I sustain,
canst never, Lord, approve,
Who from thy sacred dwelling-place
all evil dost remove.

5 Not long shall stubborn fools remain
unpunish'd in thy view:
All such as act unrighteous things,
thy vengeance shall pursue.

6 The sland'ring tongue, O God of truth,
by thee shall be destroy'd,
Who hat'st alike the man in blood,
and in deceit employ'd.

7 But when thy boundless grace shall me
to thy lov'd courts restore,
On thee I'll fix my longing eyes,
and humbly there adore.

8 Conduct me by thy righteous laws,
for watchful is my foe;
Therefore, O Lord, make plain the way
wherein I ought to go.

9 Their mouth vents nothing but deceit;
their heart is set on wrong;
Their throat is a devouring grave;
they flatter with their tongue.

10 By their own counsels let them fall,
oppress'd with loads of sin;
For they against thy righteous laws
have harden'd rebels been.

11 But let all those who trust in thee,
with shouts their joy proclaim;
Let them rejoice whom thou preserv'st,
and all that love thy name.

12 To righteous men, the righteous Lord,
his blessing will extend;
And with his favour all his saints,
as with a shield, defend.


Source: The Whole Book of Psalms: in metre; with hymns suited to the feasts and fasts of the church, and other occasions of public worship #V