The Lord takes pleasure in the just,
Whom sinners treat with scorn;
The meek that lie despised in dust
Salvation shall adorn.
Psalm 149 Poetry
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Psalm 148 Poetry
Thou sun with dazzling rays,
And moon that rules the night,
Shine to your Maker’s praise,
With stars of twinkling light:
Psalm 147 Poetry
With songs and honors sounding loud,
Address the Lord on high;
Over the heav’ns He spreads His cloud,
And waters veil the sky.
Psalm 146 Poetry
The Lord gives eyesight to the blind;
The Lord supports the sinking mind.
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow, and the fatherless.
Psalm 145 Poetry Part III
God hearing prayer Isaac Watts Let every tongue thy goodness speak,Thou sovereign Lord of all;Thy strength’ning hands uphold the weak,And raise the poor that fall. When sorrow bows the spirit down,Or virtue lies distressedBeneath some proud oppressor’s frown,Thou giv’st the mourners rest. The Lord supports […]
Psalm 145 Poetry Part II
Sweet is the memory of thy grace,
My God, my heav’nly King;
Let age to age thy righteousness
In sounds of glory sing.
Psalm 145 Poetry Part I
Long as I live I’ll bless thy name,
My King, my God of love;
My work and joy shall be the same
In the bright world above.
Psalm 144 Poetry
Forever blessed be the Lord,
My Savior and my shield!
He sends his Spirit with his word,
To arm me for the field.
Psalm 143 Poetry
My righteous Judge, my gracious God,
Hear when I spread my hands abroad,
And cry for succor from thy throne;
O make thy truth and mercy known!
Psalm 142 Poetry
My soul was overwhelmed with woes,
My heart began to break;
My God, who all my burden knows,
He knows the way I take.
Psalm 141 Poetry
O may the righteous, when I stray,
Smite, and reprove my wand’ring way!
Their gentle words, like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head.
Psalm 139 Poetry Part II
‘Twas from thy hand, my God, I came,
A work of such a curious frame
In me thy fearful wonders shine,
And each proclaims thy skill divine
Upward Ever... 