PSALM XIX. From the 86th of David. 1 THOU, Lord, art good, not only good, 2 To my repeated humble pray'r, When troubled, I on thee will call, 3 Among the Gods there's none like thee, O Lord, alone divine! To thee as much inferior they, 4 Therefore their great Creator, thee, Their long misguided pray'rs and praise 5 All shall confess thee great, and great PSALM XX. From the 90th of David. 10 To thy servants, Lord, return, As we of our misdeeds, do thou 2 To satisfy and cheer our souls, That we may all our days to come 3 Let happy times, with large amends, 4 To all thy servants, Lord, let this 5 Let thy bright rays upon us shine, The glorious work we have in hand PSALM XXI. From the 141st of David. 1 TO thee, O Lord, my cries ascend, 2 Instead of off'rings, let my pray'r Like morning incense rise; My lifted hands supply the place 3 From hasty language curb my tongue, And let a constant guard Still keep the portal of my lips With wary silence barr'd. 4 From wicked men's designs and deeds My heart and hands restrain; Nor let me in the booty share Of their unrighteous gain. 5 Let upright men reprove my faults, And I shall think them kind; Like balm that heals a wounded head, I their reproof shall find. And in return, my fervent pray"r PSALM XXII. From the 63d of David. 10 God, my gracious God, to thee My morning pray'rs shall offer'd be; For thee my thirsty soul does pant; My fainting flesh implores thy grace, Within this dry and barren place, Where I refreshing waters want. 2 My life, while I that life enjoy, In blessing God I will employ, With lifted hands adore his name: My soul's content shall be as great, As theirs who choicest dainties eat, While I with joy his praise proclaim. 3 When I lie down, sweet sleep to find, Thou, Lord, art present to my mind, And when I wake in dead of night: Because thou still dost succour bring, Beneath the shadow of thy wing, I rest with safety and delight. PSALM XXIII. From the 67th of David. 1 TO bless thy chosen race, In mercy, Lord, incline; And cause the brightness of thy face 2 That so thy wond'rous way May through the world be known; Whilst distant lands their tribute pay, And thy salvation own. S Let diff'ring nations join Let all the world, O Lord, combine 4 O let them shout and sing, For thou, the righteous Judge and King, Shalt govern all the earth. 5 Let diff'ring nations join To celebrate thy fame; Let all the world, O Lord, combine PSALMS OF THANKSGIVING. PSALM XXIV. From the 22d of David. 1 TO all my brethren I'll declare 2 'Tis his supreme prerogative 3 The rich, who are with plenty fed, The sons of want, by him reliev❜d, With humble worship, to his throne They all for aid resort; That pow'r which first their beings gave, Can only them support. PSALM XXV. From the 23d of David. 1 THE Lord himself, the mighty Lord, The shepherd by whose constant care 2 In tender grass he makes me feed, Then leads me to cool shades, and where 3 He does my wand'ring soul reclaim : I pass the gloomy vale of death PSALM XXVI. From the 108th of David. 1 O GOD, my heart is fully bent, To magnify thy name; My tongue, with cheerful songs of praise, 2 To all the list'ning tribes, O Lord, 3 Because thy mercy's boundless height |