And in thy light we are full sure
Eternal light to see.

4 From such as thee desire to know
Let not thy grace depart;
Thy righteousness declare and shew
To men of upright heart.

1 THO

PSALM 37.

rich or

HO' wicked men grow
great,
Yet let not their successful state
Thy anger or thy envy raise :
For they, cut down like tender grass,
Or like young flow'rs, away shall pass,
Whose blooming beauty soon decays.

2 Depend on God, and him obey;
So thou within the land shalt stay,
Secure from danger and from want:
Make his commands thy chief delight;
And he, thy duty to requite,

Shall all thy earnest wishes grant.

3 In all thy ways trust thou the Lord,
And he will needful help afford
To perfect every just design:
He'll make, like light, serene and clear,
Thy clouded innocence appear,
And as a mid-day sun to shine.

4 To Father, Son, and Holy-Ghost, The God whom heav'n's triumphant host And suff'ring saints on earth adore,

Be glory; as in ages past,

As now it is, and so shall last,
When time itself shall be no more.

PART 2.

1 THE good man's way is God's delights He orders all the steps aright m

Of him that moves by his command; 99 FA Tho' he sometimes may be distress'd, Yet shall he neʼer be quite oppress'd, For God upholds him with his hand.

2 From my first youth, till age prevail'd, I. II I never saw the righteous fail'd,

Or want o'ertake his num'rous race: Because compassion fill'd his heart, And he did cheerfully impart,

God made his offspring's wealth increase.

3 The upright shall possess the land, His portion shall for ages stand;

His mouth with wisdom is supply'd;\/ His tongue by rules of judgment moves, His heart the law of God approves, bib cW Therefore his footsteps never slide i A 4 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, oct c The God whom heav'ns triumphant host W And suffering saints on earth adore, iar Be glory; as in ages past, dina brA

As now it is, and so shall last,

When time itself shall be no more.co

PSALM 39.

1 LORD, let me know my term of days, How soon my life will end;

The num'rous train of ills disclose,
Which this frail state attend.

2 My life, thou know'st, is but a span,
A cypher sums my years;
And every man, in best estate,
But vanity appears.

3 Man like a shadow vainly walks,
With fruitless cares oppress'd;
He heaps up wealth, but cannot tell
By whom 'twill be possess'd.

4 Why then should I on worthless toys
With anxious care attend?

On thee alone my stedfast hope
Shall ever, Lord, depend.

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PSALM 40.

Waited meekly for the Lord, "Till he vouchsaf'd a kind reply; Who did his gracious ear afford,

And heard from heav'n my humble cry.

2 He took me from the dismal pit, When founder'd deep in miry clay; On solid ground he plac'd my feet,

And suffer'd not my steps to stray.

3 The wonders he for me has wrought Shall fill my mouth with songs of praise;

And others, to his worship brought,
To hopes of like deliv'rance raise.

4 Who can the wondrous works recount, Which thou, O God, for us hast wrought! The treasures of thy love surmount

The pow'r of numbers, speech, and thought. PSALM 41.

1 HAPPY the man whose tender care
Relieves the poor distrest:

When he's by trouble compass'd round
The Lord shall give him rest.

2 The Lord his life, with blessings crown'd,
In safety shall prolong;
And disappoint the will of those
That seek to do him wrong.

3 If he in languishing estate,
Oppress'd with sickness lie;
The Lord will easy make his bed,
And inward strength supply.

4 Let therefore Israel's Lord and God
From age to age be bless'd;
And all the people's glad applause
With loud Amens express'd.

PSALM 42.

1 AS pants the heart for cooling streams,

When heated in the chase; So longs my soul, O God, for thee, And thy refreshing grace.

But thy forgiveness interpos'd,

And mercy's healing balm pour'd in:

3 True penitents shall thus succeed, Who seek thee whilst thou may'st be found; And, from the common deluge freed,

Shall see remorseless sinners drown'd.

4 His saints that have perform'd his laws
Their life in triumphs shall employ;
Let them, as they alone have cause,
In grateful rapture shout for joy.

PSALM 33.

1 ET all the just to God with joy
Their cheerful voices raise,

For well the righteous it becomes
To sing glad songs of praise.

2 Let harps, and psalteries, and lutes
In joyful concert meet,

And new-made songs of loud applause
The harmony complete.

3 For faithful is the word of God,
His works with truth abound;
He justice loves, and all the earth
Is with his goodness crown'd.

4 'Tis God, who those that trust in him
Beholds with gracious eyes;

He frees their souls from death, their want
In time of dearth supplies.