The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.
Psalm 129 | Song of Victory over Zion’s Enemies
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Psalm 126 Poetry
Surprising Deliverance Isaac Watts When God restored our captive state,Joy was our song, and grace our theme;The grace beyond our hopes so greatThat joy appeared a painted dream. The scoffer owns thy hand, and paysUnwilling honors to thy name;While we with pleasure shout thy praise,With […]
Psalm 125 Poetry
Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere,
And lead them safely on
To the bright gates of paradise,
Where Christ their Lord is gone.
Psalm 125 | The Lord the Strength of His People
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever
Psalm 124 Poetry
A song for the fifth of November Isaac Watts Had not the Lord, may Isr’el say,Had not the Lord maintained our side,When men, to make our lives a prey,Rose like the swelling of the tide; The swelling tide had stopped our breath,So fiercely did the […]
Psalm 124 | The Lord the Defense of His People
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 123 Poetry
Our foes insult us, but our hope
In thy compassion lies;
This thought shall bear our spirits up,
That God will not despise.
Psalm 123 | Prayer for Relief from Contempt
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us!
Psalm 122 | The Joy of Going to the House of the Lord
I was glad when they said to me,“Let us go into the house of the Lord.”2 Our feet have been standingWithin your gates, O Jerusalem! 3 Jerusalem is builtAs a city that is compact together,4 Where the tribes go up,The tribes of the Lord,[a]To the Testimony of Israel,To give thanks to the […]
Psalm 121 | God the Help of Those Who Seek Him
The Lord shall [c]preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
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 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 […]
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