Peace is the blessing that I seek
Month: October 2020
Psalm 120 | Plea for Relief from Bitter Foes
In my distress I cried to the Lord,And He heard me.2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lipsAnd from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given to you,Or what shall be done to you,You false tongue?4 Sharp arrows of the [a]warrior,With coals of the broom tree! 5 Woe is me, that I […]
Psalm 119 Poetry Part VIII
Your mercies fill the earth, O Lord;how good your works appear!Instruct my eyes to read your word,and see the blessings there. My heart was fashioned by your hand,my service is your due;O help me, Lord, to understandthe things that I must do! I am a […]
Psalm 119 | I rejoice in your Word
I rejoice at Your word
As one who finds great treasure
Psalm 119 Poetry Part VII
Imperfection of nature, and perfection of scripture Isaac Watts Let all the heathen writers joinTo form one perfect book;Great God! if once compared with thine,How mean their writings look! Not the most perfect rules they gaveCould show one sin forgiv’n,Nor lead a step beyond the […]
Psalm 119 | I hope in your Word
Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness
Psalm 119 Poetry Part VI
Holiness and Comfort of the Word Isaac Watts Lord, I esteem thy judgments right,And all thy statutes just;Thence I maintain a constant fightWith every flatt’ring lust. Thy precepts often I survey;I keep thy law in sight,Through all the business of the day,To form my actions […]
Psalm 119 | Give me understanding
Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies.
Psalm 119 Poetry Part V
O how I love Thy holy law!
’Tis daily my delight;
And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.
Psalm 119 | Oh, how I love your law!
Oh, how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.
Psalm 119 Poetry Part IV
How shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin?
Upward Ever... 