With timely fruit does bend,

He still shall flourish, and success

All his designs attend.

4 Ungodly men, and their attempts,
No lasting root shall find;
Untimely blasted, and dispersed
Like chaff before the wind.

5 Their guilt shall strike the wicked dumb Before their Judge's face:

No formal hypocrite shall then
Among the saints have place.

6 For God approves the just man's ways; To happiness they tend:

But sinners, and the paths they tread,
Shall both in ruin end.

PSALM 2. C. M.

From the ii. Psalm of David.

HUS God declares his sovereign will:

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"The King that I ordain,

Whose throne is fix'd on Sion's hill,

Shall there securely reign."

2 Attend, O earth, whilst I declare God's uncontroll'd decree: "Thou art my Son, this day my heir

Have I begotten thee.

3 "Ask, and receive thy full demands; Thine shall the heathen be; The utmost limits of the lands

Shall be possess'd by thee."

4 Learn then, ye princes; and give ear,
Ye judges of the earth;
Worship the Lord with holy fear;
Rejoice with awful mirth.

On thee my hopes rely:
Thou art my glory, and shalt yet
Lift up my head on high.

2 Since whensoe'er, in my distress,
To God I made my prayer,
He heard me from his holy hill;
Why should I now despair?

3 Guarded by him, I lay me down

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PSALM 4. C. M. From the iv. Psalm of David. MONSIDER that the righteous man Is God's peculiar choice; And when to him I make my prayer, He always hears my voice.

2 Then stand in awe of his commands, Flee every thing that's ill; Commune in private with your hearts, And bend them to his will.

3 The sacrifice of righteousness
Present to God on high;

And let your hope, securely fix'd,
On him alone rely.

4 While worldly minds impatient grow

More prosperous times to see,
Still let the glories of thy face
Shine brightly, Lord, on me.

5 So shall my heart o'erflow with joy,

More lasting and more true

Than theirs, who stores of corn and wine

Successively renew.

6 Then down in peace I'll lay my head,
And take my needful rest;
No other guard, O Lord, I crave,
Of thy defence possess'd.

PSALM 5. C. M.

From the v. Psalm of David.

EGARD my words, O gracious Lord,

Accept my secret prayer;

To thee alone, my King, my God,

Will I for help repair.

2 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear, And, with the dawning day,

To thee devoutly I'll look up,

To thee devoutly pray.

3 Lord, I within thy house will come,
In thy abundant grace;

And I will worship in thy fear,
Tow'rd thy most holy place.

4 Let those, O Lord, who trust in thee,
With shouts their joy proclaim;
Let them rejoice whom thou preserv❜st,
And all that love thy Name.

5 To righteous men, the righteous Lord
His blessing will extend;

And with his favour all his saints,
As with a shield, defend.

PSALM 6. S. M.
From the vi. Psalm of David.

IN mercy, not in wrath,

Rebuke me, gracious God!
Lest, if thy whole displeasure rise,
I sink beneath thy rod.

2 Touch'd by thy quickening power,
My load of guilt. I feel;

The wounds thy Spirit hath unclosed,
O let that Spirit heal.

3 In trouble and in gloom,

Must I for ever mourn?

And wilt thou not, at length, O God,

In pitying love return?

4 O come, ere life expire,

Send down thy power to save; For who shall sing thy Name in death, Or praise thee in the grave?

5 Why should I doubt thy grace,

Or yield to dread despair?
Thou wilt fulfil thy promised word,
And grant me all my prayer.

PSALM 7. C. M.

From the viii. Psalm of David.
THOU, to whom all creatures bow
Within this earthly frame,

Through all the world how great art thou!
How glorious is thy Name!

2 In heaven thy wondrous acts are sung,
Nor fully reckon'd there;

And yet thou mak'st the infant tongue
Thy boundless praise declare.

3 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high, Employs my wondering sight;

The moon, that nightly rules the sky,
With stars of feebler light;

4 O, what is man, that, Lord, thou lov'st
To keep him in thy mind?

Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st
To them so wondrous kind?

5 Him next in power thou didst create
To thy celestial train;
Ordain'd with dignity and state

O'er all thy works to reign.

6 They jointly own his powerful sway;
The beasts that prey or graze;
The bird that wings its airy way;

The fish that cuts the seas.

7 O Thou, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame,

Through all the world how great art thou! How glorious is thy Name!

PSALM 8. C. M.

From the ix. Psalm of David.

To celebrate thy praise, O Lord,

I will my heart prepare;
To all the listening world thy works,
Thy wondrous works, declare.

2 The thought of them shall to my soul
Exalted pleasure bring;

Whilst to thy Name, O thou Most High,
Triumphant praise I sing.

3 The Lord for ever lives, who has
His righteous throne prepared,
Impartial justice to dispense,

To punish or reward.

4 All those who have his goodness proved, Will in his truth confide;

Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man

That on his help relied.

5 Sing praises therefore to the Lord,
From Sion, his abode;

Proclaim his deeds, till all the world
Confess no other God,

Shall in one tempest shower;

This dreadful mixture his revenge

Into their cup shall pour.

4 The righteous Lord will righteous deeds With signal favour grace,

And to the upright man disclose
The brightness of his face.

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PSALM 10. C. M.
From the xiii. Psalm of David.

OW long wilt thou forget me, Lord?
Must I for ever mourn?

How long wilt thou withdraw from me,

Oh! never to return?

2 O hear, and to my longing eyes

Restore thy wonted light;
Dawn on my spirit, lest I sleep

In death's most gloomy night.

3. Since I have always placed my trust
Beneath thy mercy's wing,

Thy saving health will come; and then
My heart with joy shall spring.

4 Then shall my song, with praise inspired, To thee, my God, ascend;

Who to thy servant in distress

Such bounty didst extend.

Whom righteousness directs;

Whose generous tongue disdains to speak
The thing his heart rejects.

3 Who never did a slander forge,
His neighbour's fame to wound;
Nor hearken to a false report

By malice whisper'd round.

4 Who vice, in all its pomp and power,
Can treat with just neglect;
And piety, though clothed in rags,
Religiously respect.

5 Who to his plighted vows and trust
Has ever firmly stood;

And, though he promise to his loss,
He makes his promise good.

6 Whose soul in usury disdains
His treasure to employ;

Whom no rewards can ever bribe
The guiltless to destroy.

7 The man, who by this righteous course
Has happiness insured,

When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand,
By Providence secured.

PSALM 13. C. M.

From the xvi. Psalm of David.

My grateful soul shall bless the Lord,

Whose precepts give me light;
And private counsel still afford
In sorrow's dismal night.

2 I strive each action to approve

To his all-seeing eye;

No danger shall my hopes remove,
Because he still is nigh.

3 Therefore my heart all grief defies,
My glory does rejoice;

My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise,
Waked by his powerful voice.

4 Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath,
My soul from hell shalt free;
Nor let thy Holy One in death
The least corruption see.