PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament and Applied to the Christian State and Worship
Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748 · 65,021 words · 393 reading sections
Psalm 44. 1 2 3 8 15-26. The church's complaint in persecution.
1 Lord, we have heard thy works of old, Thy works of power and grace, When to our ears our fathers told The wonders of their days: 2 How thou didst build thy churches here, And make thy gospel known; Amongst them did thine arm appear, Thy light and glory shone. 3 In God they boasted all the day, And in a cheerful thr…
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7 We are expos'd all day to die As martyrs for thy cause, As sheep for slaughter bound we lie By sharp and bloody laws. 8 Awake, arise, almighty Lord, Why sleeps thy wonted grace? Why should we look like men abhorr'd, Or banish'd from thy face? 9 Wilt thou for ever cast us off And still neglect our cries? For ever hi…
119 wordsSECTION 123Psalm 45:1. S. M. The glory of Christ; the success of the gospel; and the Gentile church.
1 My Saviour and my King, Thy beauties are divine; Thy lips with blessings overflow, And every grace is thine. 2 Now make thy glory known, Gird on thy dreadful sword, And ride in majesty to spread The conquests of thy word. Strike thro' thy stubborn foes, Or melt their hearts t'obey, While justice, meekness, grace, a…
170 wordsSECTION 124Psalm 45:2. C. M. The personal glories and government of Christ.
1 I'll speak the honours of my King, His form divinely fair; None of the sons of mortal race May with the Lord compare. 2 Sweet is thy speech and heavenly grace Upon thy lips is shed; Thy God, with blessings infinite, Hath crown'd thy sacred head. 3 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince, Ride with majestic sway; Thy t…
120 wordsSECTION 125Psalm 45:3. First Part. L. M. The glory of Christ, and power of his gospel.
1 Now be my heart inspir'd to sing The glories of my Saviour-king, Jesus the Lord; how heavenly fair His form! how 'bright his beauties are! 2 O'er all the sons of human race He shines with a superior grace, Love from his lips divinely flows, And blessings all his state compose. 3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord…
163 wordsSECTION 126Psalm 45:4. Second Part. L. M. Christ and his church; or, The mystical marriage.
1 The king of saints, how fair his face, Adorn'd with majesty and grace! He comes with blessings from above, And wins the nations to his love. 2 At his right hand our eyes behold The queen array'd in purest gold; The world admires her heavenly dress, Her robe of joy and righteousness. 3 He forms her beauties like his…
163 wordsSECTION 127Psalm 46:1. First Part. The church's safety and triumph among national desolations.
1 God is the refuge of his saints, When storms of sharp distress invade; Ere we can offer our complaints Behold him present with his aid. 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurl'd Down to the deep, and buried there; Convulsions shake the solid world, Our faith shall never yield to fear. 3 Loud may the troubled ocean…
153 wordsSECTION 128Psalm 46:2. Second Part. God fights for his church.
1 Let Sion in her King rejoice, Tho' tyrants rage and kingdoms rise; He utters his almighty voice, The nations melt, the tumult dies. 2 The Lord of old for Jacob fought, And Jacob's God is still our aid; Behold the works his hand has wrought, What desolations he has made! 3 From sea to sea, thro' all the shores, He m…
166 wordsSECTION 129Psalm 47. Christ ascending and reigning.
1 O for a shout of sacred joy To God the sovereign King! Let every land their tongues employ, And hymns of triumph sing. 2 Jesus our God ascends on high, His heavenly guards around Attend him rising thro' the sky, With trumpet's joyful sound. 3 While angels shout and praise their King, Let mortals learn their strains…
142 wordsSECTION 130Psalm 48:1. 1-8. First Part. The church is the honour and safety of a nation.
1 [Great is the Lord our God, And let his praise be great; He makes his churches his abode, His most delightful seat. 2 These temples of his grace, How beautiful they stand! The honours of our native place, And bulwarks of our land.] 3 In Sion God is known A refuge in distress; How bright has his salvation shone Thro…
154 wordsSECTION 131Psalm 48:2. 10-14. Second Part. The beauty of the church; or, Gospel worship and order.
1 Far as thy name is known The world declares thy praise; Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne Their songs of honour raise. 2 With joy let Judah stand On Sion's chosen hill, Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, And counsels of thy will. 3 Let strangers walk around The city where we dwell, Compass and view thine holy gr…
134 wordsSECTION 132Psalm 49:1. 8-14. First Part. C. M. Pride and death; or, The vanity of life and riches.
1 Why doth the man of riches grow To insolence and pride, To see his wealth and honours flow With every rising tide? 2 [Why doth he treat the poor with scorn, Made of the self-same clay, And boast as tho' his flesh was born Of better dust than they?] 3 Not all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve, Rede…
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8 This is the folly of their way; And yet their sons, as vain, Approve the words their fathers say, And act their works again. 9 Men void of wisdom and of grace, If honour raise them high. Live like the beast, a thoughtless race, And like the beast they die. 10 Laid in the grave like silly sheep, Death feeds upon the…
75 wordsSECTION 134Psalm 49:2. 14 15. Second Part. C. M. Death and the resurrection.
1 Ye sons of pride, that hate the just, And trample on the poor, When death has brought you down to dust, Your pomp shall rise no more, 2 The last great day shall change the scene; When will that hour appear? When shall the just revive, and reign O'er all that scorn'd them here? 3 God will my naked soul receive, When…
101 wordsSECTION 135Psalm 49:3. L. M. The rich sinner's death, and the saint's resurrection.
1 Why do the proud insult the poor, And boast the large estates they have? How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave! 2 They can't redeem one hour from death, With all the wealth in which they trust; Nor give a dying brother breath, When God commands him down to dust. 3 There the dark earth an…
166 wordsSECTION 136Psalm 50:1. 1-6. First Part. C. M. The last judgment; or, The saints rewarded.
1 The Lord, the Judge, before his throne, Bids the whole earth draw nigh, The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, "Judgment will ne'er begin," No more abuse his long delay To impudence and sin. 3 Thron'd on a cloud our God shall come, Bright flames prepare his …
144 wordsSECTION 137Psalm 50:2. 8 10 11 14 15 23. Second Part. C. M. Obedience is better than sacrifice.
1 Thus saith the Lord, "the spacious fields "And flocks and herds are mine "O'er all the cattle of the hills "I claim a right divine. 2 "I ask no sheep for sacrifice, "Nor bullocks burnt with fire; "To hope and love, to pray and praise, "Is all that I require. 3 "Call upon me when trouble's near, "My hand shall set t…
97 wordsSECTION 138Psalm 50:3. 1 5 8 16 21 22. 3d Part. C. M. The judgement of hypocrites.
1 When Christ to judgment shall descend And saints surround their Lord, He calls the nations to attend, And hear his awful word. 2 "Not for the want of bullocks slain "Will I the world reprove; "Altars and rites and forms are vain, "Without the fire of love. 3 "And what have hypocrites to do "To bring their sacrifice…
119 wordsSECTION 139Psalm 50:4. L. M. Hypocrisy exposed.
1 The Lord, the Judge, his churches warns, Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care. 2 Vile wretches dare rehearse his name With lips of falsehood and deceit; A friend or brother they defame, And soothe and flatter those they hate. 3 They watch to…
169 wordsSECTION 140Psalm 50:5. To a new Tune. The last judgment.
1 The Lord the Sovereign sends his summons forth, Calls the south nations, and awakes the north; From east to west the sounding orders spread Thro' distant worlds and regions of the dead: No more shall atheists mock his long delay; His vengeance sleeps no more: behold the day! 2 Behold the Judge descends; his guards a…
436 wordsSECTION 141Psalm 50:6. To the old proper Tune. The last judgment.
1 The God of glory sends his summons forth, Calls the south nations, and awakes the north; From east to west the sov'reign orders spread, Thro' distant worlds, and regions of the dead: The trumpet sounds; hell trembles; heaven rejoices; Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 2 No more shall atheists mock…
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6 "I am the Saviour, I th' almighty God, "I am the Judge: ye heavens, proclaim abroad "My just eternal sentence, and declare "Those awful truths that sinners dread to hear," When God appears all nature shall adore him; While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 7 "Stand forth, thou bold blasphemer and profane, …
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11 "Unthinking wretch! how couldst thou hope to please "A God, a spirit with such toys as these! "While with my grace and statutes on thy tongue, "Thou lov'st deceit, and dost thy brother wrong!" Judgment proceeds; hell trembles; heaven rejoices: Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 12 "In vain to piou…
190 wordsSECTION 144EPIPHONEMA.
15 Sinners, awake betimes; ye fools, be wise; Awake before this dreadful morning rise: Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works amend, Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend: Then join the saints: wake every cheerful passion; When Christ returns, he comes for your salvation.…
47 wordsSECTION 145Psalm 51:1. First Part. L. M. A penitent pleading for pardon.
1 Shew pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive, Let a repenting rebel live: Are not thy mercies large and free? May not a sinner trust in thee? 2 My crimes are great, but not surpass The power and glory of thy grace; Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pardoning love be found. 3 O wash my Soul from every sin, And mak…
362 wordsSECTION 146Psalm 51:3. Third Part. L. M. The backslider restored; or, Repentance and faith in the blood of Christ.
1 O thou that hear'st when sinners cry, Tho' all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin; Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without thy light, Ca…
222 wordsSECTION 147Psalm 51:4. 3-13. First Part. C. M. Original and actual sin confessed and pardoned.
1 Lord, I would spread my sore distress And guilt before thine eyes; Against thy laws, against thy grace, How high my crimes arise. 2 Shouldst thou condemn my soul to hell, And crush my flesh to dust, Heaven would approve thy vengeance well, And earth must own it just. 3 I from the stock of Adam came, Unholy and uncl…
167 wordsSECTION 148Psalm 51:5. 14-17. Second Part. C. M. Repentance and faith in the blood of Christ.
1 O God of mercy! hear my call, My loads of guilt remove; Break down this separating wall That bars me from thy love. 2 Give me the presence of thy grace, Then my rejoicing tongue Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, And make thy praise my song. 3 No blood of goats, nor heifers slain, For sin could e'er atone; The de…
92 wordsSECTION 149Psalm 53. 4-6. Victory and deliverance from persecution.
1 Are all the foes of Sion fools, Who thus devour her saints? Do they not know her Saviour rules, And pities her complaints? 2 They shall be seiz'd with sad surprise; For God's revenging arm Scatters the bones of them that rise To do his children harm. 3 In vain the sons of Satan boast Of armies in array: When God ha…
96 wordsSECTION 150Psalm 55:1. 1-8 16-18 22. C. M. Support for the afflicted and tempted soul.
1 O God, my refuge, hear my cries, Behold my flowing tears, For earth and hell my hurt devise, And triumph in my fears. 2 Their rage is levell'd at my life, My soul with guilt they load, And fill my thoughts with inward strife To shake my hope in God. 3 With inward pain my heart-strings sound, I groan with every brea…
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7 By morning light I'll seek his face, At noon repeat my cry, The night shall hear me ask his grace, Nor will he long deny. 8 God shall preserve my soul from fear, Or shield me when afraid; Ten thousand angels must appear If he command their aid. 9 I cast my burdens on the Lord, The Lord sustains them all; My courage…
98 wordsSECTION 152Psalm 55:2. 15-17 19 22. S. M. Dangerous prosperity; or, Daily devotions encouraged.
1 Let sinners take their course, And choose the road to death; But in the worship of my God I'll spend my daily breath. 2 My thoughts address his throne When morning brings the light; I seek his blessing every noon, And pay my vows at night. 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, O my eternal God, While sinners perish in surpr…
137 wordsSECTION 153Psalm 56. Deliverance from oppression and falsehood; or, God's care of his people, in answer to faith and prayer.
1 Thou, whose justice reigns on high, And makes th' oppressor cease, Behold how envious sinners try To vex and break my peace! 2 The Sons of violence and lies Join to devour me, Lord; But as my hourly dangers rise, My refuge is thy word. 3 In God most holy, just, and true, I have repos'd my trust; Nor will I fear wha…
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6 God counts the sorrows of his saints, Their groans affect his ears; Thou hast a book for my complaints, A bottle for my tears. 7 When to thy throne I raise my cry The wicked fear and flee; So swift is prayer to reach the sky, So near is God to me. 8 In thee, most holy, just, and true, I have repos'd my trust; Nor w…
130 wordsSECTION 155Psalm 57. Praise for protection, grace, and truth.
1 My God, in whom are all the springs Of boundless love and grace unknown, Hide me beneath thy spreading wings Till the dark cloud is overblown. 2 Up to the heavens I send my cry, The Lord will my desires perform; He sends his angel from the sky, And saves me from the threatening storm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God, A…
164 wordsSECTION 156Psalm 58. As the 113th Psalm. Warning to magistrates.
1 Judges, who rule the world by laws, Will ye despise the righteous cause, When th' injur'd poor before you stands? Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, And let rich sinners 'scape secure, While gold and greatness bribe your hands? 2 Have ye forgot, or never knew, That God will judge the judges too? High in the heavens…
244 wordsSECTION 157Psalm 60. 1-5 10-12. On a day of humiliation for disappointments in war.
1 Lord, hast thou cast the nation off? Must we for ever mourn? Wilt thou indulge immortal wrath? Shall mercy ne'er return? 2 The terror of one frown of thine Melts all our strength away; Like men that totter drunk with wine, We tremble in dismay. 3 Great Britain shakes beneath thy stroke, And dreads thy threatening h…
140 wordsSECTION 158Psalm 61. 1-6. Safety in God.
1 When overwhelm'd with grief My heart within me dies, Helpless and far from all relief To heaven I lift mine eyes. 2 O lead me to the rock That's high above my head, And make the covert of thy wings My shelter and my shade. 3 Within thy presence, Lord, For ever I'll abide; Thou art the tower of my defence, The refug…
90 wordsSECTION 159Psalm 62. 5-12. No trust in the creatures; or, Faith in divine grace and power.
1 My spirit looks to God alone; My rock and refuge is his throne; In all my fears, in all my straits, My soul on his salvation waits. 2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways, Pour out your hearts before his face: When helpers fail, and foes invade, God is our all-sufficient aid. 3 False are the men of high degree, T…
162 wordsSECTION 160Psalm 63:1. 1 2 5 34. First Part. C. M. The morning of a Lord's day.
1 Early, my God, without delay I haste to seek thy face; My thirsty spirit faints away, Without thy cheering grace. 2 So pilgrims on the scorching sand, Beneath a burning sky, Long for a cooling stream at hand, And they must drink or die. 3 I've seen thy glory and thy power Thro' all thy temple shine; My God, repeat …
145 wordsSECTION 161Psalm 63:2. 6-10. Second Part. Midnight thoughts recollected.
1 'Twas in the watches of the night I thought upon thy power, I kept thy lovely face in sight Amidst the darkest hour. 2 My flesh lay resting on my bed, My soul arose on high; "My God, my life, my hope," I said, "Bring thy salvation nigh." 3 My spirit labours up thine hill, And climbs the heavenly road; But thy right…
149 wordsSECTION 162Psalm 63:3. L. M. Longing after God; or, The love of God better than life.
1 Great God, indulge my humble claim Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest; The glories that compose thy Name Stand all engag'd to make me blest. 2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, Thou art my Father and my God; And I am thine by sacred ties; Thy son, thy servant bought with blood. 3 With heart, and eyes and lift…
224 wordsSECTION 163Psalm 63:4. S. M. Seeking God.
1 My God, permit my tongue This joy, to call thee mine, And let my early cries prevail To taste thy love divine. 2 My thirsty fainting soul Thy mercy doth implore; Not travellers in desert lands Can pant for water more. 3 Within thy churches, Lord, I long to find my place, Thy power and glory to behold, And feel thy …
179 wordsSECTION 164Psalm 65:1. 1-5. First Part. L. M. Public prayer and praise.
1 The praise of Sion waits for thee, My God; and praise becomes thy house; There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perform their public vows. 2 O thou, whose mercy bends the skies To save when humble sinners pray, All lands to thee shall lift their eyes And islands of the northern sea. 3 Against my will my si…
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5 Let Babel fear when Sion prays; Babel, prepare for long distress When Sion's God himself arrays In terror, and in righteousness. 6 With dreadful glory God fulfils What his afflicted saints request; And with almighty wrath reveals His love to give his churches rest. 7 Then shall the flocking nations run To Sion's hi…
71 wordsSECTION 166Psalm 65:2. 5-13. Second Part. L. M. Divine providence in air, earth, and sea; or, The God of nature and grace.
1 The God of our salvation hears The groans of Sion mix'd with tears; Yet when he comes with kind designs, Thro' all the way his terror shines. 2 On him the race of man depends, Far as the earth's remotest ends, Where the Creator's Name is known By nature's feeble light alone. 3 Sailors, that travel o'er the flood, A…
311 wordsSECTION 167Psalm 65:3. First Part. C. M. A prayer-hearing God, and the Gentiles called.
1 Praise waits in Sion, Lord, for thee; There shall our vows be paid: Thou hast an ear when sinners pray, All flesh shall seek thine aid. 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail, But pardoning grace is thine, And thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin. 3 Bless'd are the men whom thou wilt choose To bring them…
147 wordsSECTION 168Psalm 65:4. Second Part. C. M. The providence of God in air, earth, and sea; or, The blessing of rain.
1 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand, God of eternal power; The sea grows calm at thy command, And tempests cease to roar. 2 Thy morning light and evening shade Successive comforts bring; Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours, Heaven, eart…
114 wordsSECTION 169Psalm 65:5. Third Part. C. M. The blessing: of the spring; or, God gives rain. A psalm for the husbandman.
1 Good is the Lord, the heavenly King, Who makes the earth his care, Visits the pastures every spring, And bids the grass appear. 2 The clouds, like rivers rais'd on high, Pour out, at thy command, Their watery blessings from the sky, To cheer the thirsty land. 3 The soften'd ridges of the field Permit the corn to sp…
139 wordsSECTION 170Psalm 66:1. First Part. Governing power and goodness; or, Our graces tried by afflictions.
1 Sing, all ye nations, to the Lord, Sing with a joyful noise; With melody of sound record His honours, and your joys. 2 Say to the power that shakes the sky, "How terrible art thou! "Sinners before thy presence fly, "Or at thy feet they bow." 3 [Come, see the wonders of our God, How glorious are his ways: In Moses' …
188 wordsSECTION 171Psalm 66:2. 13-20. Second Part. Praise to God for hearing prayer.
1 Now shall my solemn vows be paid To that Almighty power, That heard the long requests I made In my distressful hour. 2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare To make his mercies known; Come, ye that fear my God, and hear The wonders he has done. 3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, I sought his heavenly aid, He sav'd m…
123 wordsSECTION 172Psalm 67. The nation's prosperity and the church's increase.
1 Shine, mighty God, on Britain shine With beams of heavenly grace; Reveal thy power thro' all our coasts, And shew thy smiling face. 2 [Amidst our isle, exalted high, Do thou our glory stand, And like a wall of guardian fire Surround the favourite land.] 3 When shall thy Name, from shore to shore, Sound all the eart…
160 wordsSECTION 173Psalm 68:1. 1-6 32-35. First Part. The vengeance and compassion of God.
1 Let God arise in all his might, And put the troops of hell to flight, As smoke that sought to cloud the skies Before the rising tempest flies. 2 [He comes array'd in burning flames; Justice and vengeance are his names: Behold his fainting foes expire Like melting wax before the fire.] 3 He rides and thunders thro' …
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6 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong; Crown him, ye nations, in your song; His wondrous names and powers rehearse; His honours shall enrich your verse. 7 He shakes the heavens with loud alarms; How terrible is God in arms! In Israel are his mercies known, Israel is his peculiar throne. 8 Proclaim him King, pronounce …
78 wordsSECTION 175Psalm 68:2. 17 18. Second Part. Christ's ascension, and the gift of the Spirit.
1 Lord, when thou didst ascend on high, Ten thousand angels fill'd the sky; Those heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thy state. 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there; While he pronounc'd his dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright …
107 wordsSECTION 176Psalm 68:3. 19 9 20-2. Third Part. Praise for temporal blessings; or, Common and special mercies.
1 We bless the Lord, the just, the good, Who fills our hearts with joy and food; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with rich supplies. 2 He sends the sun his circuit round, To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground; He bids the clouds with plenteous rain Refresh the thirsty earth again. 3 'Tis …
172 wordsSECTION 177Psalm 69:1. 1-14. First Part. C. M. The sufferings of Christ for our salvation.
1 "Save me, O God, the swelling floods "Break in upon my soul: "I sink, and sorrows o'er my head "Like mighty waters roll. 2 "I cry till all my voice be gone, "In tears I waste the day: "My God behold my longing eyes, "And shorten thy delay. 3 "They hate my soul without a cause, "And still their number grows "More th…
287 wordsSECTION 178Psalm 69:2. 14-21 26 29 32. 2d Part. C. M. The passion and exaltation of Christ.
1 Now let our lips with holy fear And mournful pleasure sing The sufferings of our great High-Priest, The sorrows of our King. 2 He sinks in floods of deep distress: How high the waters rise! While to his heavenly Father's ear He sends perpetual cries. 3 "Hear me, O Lord, and save thy Son, "Nor hide thy shining face;…
238 wordsSECTION 179Psalm 69:3. Third Part. C. M. Christ's obedience and death; or, God glorified and sinners saved.
1 Father, I sing thy wondrous grace, I bless my Saviour's Name, He bought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. 2 His deep distress has rais'd us high, His duty and his zeal Fulfill'd the law which mortals broke, And finish'd all thy will. 3 His dying groans, his living songs Shall better please my God…
147 wordsSECTION 180Psalm 69:4. First Part. L. M. Christ's passion, and sinners' salvation.
1 Deep in our hearts let us record The deeper sorrows of our Lord; Behold the rising billows roll To overwhelm his holy soul. 2 In long complaints he spends his breath, While hosts of hell, and powers of death, And all the sons of malice join To execute their curst design. 3 Yet, gracious God, thy power and love Has …
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