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Psalm 57 - 2nd Version
Psalm 57
MELCOMBE | Same-Tune Hymns | Bible Passage
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Scottish Psalter |
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Melody by SAMUEL WEBBE, the elder, 1740-1816 An Essay on the Church Plain-Chant, 1782 |
1 THY mercy, Lord, to me extend;
On thy protection I depend,
And to thy wings for shelter haste
Until this storm be overpast.
2 To him I will in trouble cry,
The sovereign Judge and God most high,
Who wonders hath for me begun,
And will not leave his work undone.
3 For he from heaven shall quell the power
Of him who would my life devour;
Forth shall his truth and mercy send,
And my distracted soul defend.
4 For I with cruel men converse,
Like hungry lions wild and fierce;
With men whose teeth are spears, their words
Envenomed darts and two-edged swords.
5 Be thou, O God, exalted high:
And, as thy glory fills the sky,
So be it o'er the earth displayed,
And thou, as there, be here obeyed!
6 To take me they their net prepared;
My sinking soul almost despaired;
But they are fallen, by thy decree,
Into the pit they dug for me.
7 O God, my heart is fixed, 'tis bent,
Its thankful tribute to present;
And with my heart my voice I'll raise
To thee, my God, in songs of praise.
8 Awake my glory; harp and lute,
No longer let your strings be mute;
And I, my tuneful part to take,
Will with the early dawn awake.
9 Thy praises, Lord, I will resound
To all the listening nations round;
Thy mercy highest heaven transcends,
Thy truth beyond the cloud extends.
10 Be thou, O God, exalted high!
And, as thy glory fills the sky,
So be it o'er the earth displayed,
And thou, as there, be here obeyed.
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BIBLE PASSAGE:
1 ¶ Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
7 ¶ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
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