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 95:1. C. M. A psalm before prayer.
1 Sing to the Lord Jehovah's Name, And in his strength rejoice; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honour sing; The Lord's a God of boundless might, The whole creation's King. 3 Let princes hear, let angels know, How mean their natures seem, Th…
148 wordsSECTION 242Psalm 95:2. S. M. A psalm before sermon.
1 Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing; Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King. He form'd the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne, Come bow before the Lord: We are his works and not our own;…
133 wordsSECTION 243Psalm 95:3. 1 2 3 6-11. L. M. Canaan lost through unbelief; or, A warning to delaying sinners.
1 Come, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise; God is a sovereign King; rehearse his honours in exalted verse. 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, Who fram'd our natures with his word; He is our Shepherd; we the sheep His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, …
185 wordsSECTION 244Psalm 96:1. 1-10. &c. C. M. Christ's first and second coming.
1 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, Ye tribes of every tongue; His new discover'd grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son; His power the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne. 3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, Joy thro' the earth be seen; …
141 wordsSECTION 245Psalm 96:2. As the 113th Psalm. The God of the Gentiles.
1 Let all the earth their voices raise To sing the choicest psalm of praise, To sing and bless Jehovah's name: His glory let the heathens know, His wonders to the nations show, And all his saving works proclaim. 2 The heathens know thy glory, Lord; The wondering nations read thy word, In Britain is Jehovah known: Our …
155 wordsSECTION 246Psalm 97:1. 1-5. First Part. Christ reigning in heaven, and coming to judgment.
1 He reigns; the Lord, the Saviour reigns; Praise him in evangelic strains; Let the whole earth in songs rejoice, And distant islands join their voice. 2 Deep are his counsels and unknown; But grace and truth support his throne: Tho' gloomy clouds his ways surround, Justice is their eternal ground. 3 In robes of judg…
106 wordsSECTION 247Psalm 97:2. 6-9. Second Part. Christ's incarnation.
1 The Lord is come, the heavens proclaim His birth; the nations learn his Name; An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages to their God. 2 All ye bright armies of the skies, Go, worship where the Saviour lies: Angels and kings before him bow, Those gods on high, and gods below. 3 Let idols totter to the ground…
78 wordsSECTION 248Psalm 97:3. Third Part. Grace and glory.
1 Th' Almighty reigns exalted high O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky, Tho' clouds and darkness veil his feet, His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 2 O ye that love his holy Name, Hate every work of sin and shame; He guards the souls of all his friends, And from the snares of hell defends. 3 Immortal light and joys unkn…
108 wordsSECTION 249Psalm 97:4. 1 3 5-7 11. C. M. Christ's incarnation, and the last judgment.
1 Ye islands of the northern sea, Rejoice, the Saviour reigns; His word like fire, prepares his way, And mountains melt to plains. 2 His presence sinks the proudest hills, And makes the vallies rise The humble soul enjoys his smiles, The haughty sinner dies. 3 The heavens his rightful power proclaim The idol-gods aro…
139 wordsSECTION 250Psalm 98:1. First Part. Praise for the gospel.
1 To our almighty Maker, God, New honours be address'd; his great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blest. 2 He spake the word to Abraham first, His truth fulfils the grace: The Gentiles make his Name their trust, And learn his righteousness. 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim With all her different…
68 wordsSECTION 251Psalm 98:2. Second Part. The Messiah's coming and kingdom.
1 Joy to the world; the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns; Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns…
100 wordsSECTION 252Psalm 99:1. First Part. Christ's kingdom and majesty.
1 The God Jehovah reigns, Let all the nations fear, Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humble there. 2 Jesus the Saviour reigns, Let earth adore its Lord; Bright cherubs his attendants stand, Swift to fulfil his word. 3 In Zion is his throne, His honours are divine; His church shall make his wonders kno…
85 wordsSECTION 253Psalm 99:2. Second Part. A holy God worshipped with reverence.
1 Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at his feet; His nature is all holiness, And mercy is his seat. 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest, When Moses cry'd, when Samuel pray'd, He gave his people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race; And oft he made his vengeance known, …
89 wordsSECTION 254Psalm 100:1. 1st M. A plain translation. Praise to our Creator.
1 Ye nations round the earth rejoice Before the Lord, your sovereign King; Serve him with cheerful heart and voice, With all your tongues his glory sing. 2 The Lord is God; 'tis he alone Doth life, and breath, and being give: We are his work, and not our own; The sheep that on his pastures live. 3 Enter his gates wit…
115 wordsSECTION 255Psalm 100:2. 2d M. A Paraphrase.
1 Sing to the Lord with joyful voice; Let every land his name adore; The British isles shall send the noise Across the ocean to the shore. 2 Nations, attend before his throne With solemn fear, with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create, and he destroy. 3 His sovereign power, without our aid, Made…
164 wordsSECTION 256Psalm 101:1. L. M. The Magistrate's psalm.
1 Mercy and judgment are my song; And since they both to thee belong, My gracious God, my righteous King, To thee my songs and vows I bring. 2 If I am rais'd to bear the sword, I'll take my counsels from thy word; Thy justice and thy heavenly grace Shall be the pattern of my ways. 3 Let wisdom all my actions guide, A…
194 wordsSECTION 257Psalm 101:2. C. M. A psalm for a master of a family.
1 Of justice and of grace I sing, And pay my God my vows; Thy grace and justice, heavenly King, Teach me to rule my house. 2 Now to my tent, O God, repair, And make thy servant wise; I'll suffer nothing near me there That shall offend thine eyes. 3 The man that doth his neighbour wrong, By falsehood or by force; The …
147 wordsSECTION 258Psalm 102:1. 1-13 20 21. First Part. A prayer of the afflicted.
1 Hear me, O God, nor hide thy face, But answer lest I die; Hast thou not built a throne of grace To hear when sinners cry? 2 My days are wasted like the smoke Dissolving in the air; My strength is dry'd, my heart is broke, And sinking in despair. 3 My spirits flag like withering grass Burnt with excessive heat; In s…
287 wordsSECTION 259Psalm 102:2. 13-21. Second Part. Prayer heard and Zion restored.
1 Let Zion and her sons rejoice, Behold the promis'd hour; Her God hath heard her mourning voice, And comes t' exalt his power. 2 Her dust and ruins that remain Are precious in our eyes; Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, And stand in glory there; Nations …
145 wordsSECTION 260Psalm 102:3. 25-28. Third Part. Man's mortality and Christ's eternity; or, Saints die, but Christ and the church live.
1 It is the Lord our Saviour's hand Weakens our strength amidst the race; Disease and death at his command Arrest us, and cut short our days. 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon: Thy years are one eternal day, And must thy children die so soon? 3 Yet in the midst of death and grief This…
168 wordsSECTION 261Psalm 103:1. 1-7. First Part. L. M. Blessing God for his goodness to soul and body.
1 Bless, O my soul, the living God, Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad; Let all the powers within me join In work and worship so divine. 2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace; His favours claim thy highest praise; Why should the wonders he hath wrought Be lost in silence and forgot? 3 'Tis he, my soul, that sent …
221 wordsSECTION 262Psalm 103:2. 8-18. Second Part. L. M. God's gentle chastisement; or, His tender mercy to his people.
1. The Lord, how wondrous are his ways: How firm his truth how large his grace; He takes his mercy for his throne, And thence he makes his glories known. 2 Not half so high his power hath spread The starry heavens above our head, As his rich love exceeds our praise, Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 3 Not half so f…
161 wordsSECTION 263PAUSE.
7 The mighty God, the wise, and just, Knows that our frame is feeble dust; And will no heavy loads impose Beyond the strength that he bestows. 8 He knows how soon our nature dies, Blasted by every wind that flies; Like grass we spring, and die as soon, Or morning flowers that fade at noon. 9 But his eternal love is s…
84 wordsSECTION 264Psalm 103:3. 1-7. First Part, S. M. Praise for spiritual and temporal mercies.
1 O Bless the Lord, my soul; Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his Name, Whose favours are divine. 2 O bless the Lord, my soul; Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins, 'Tis he relieves thy pain, 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And …
136 wordsSECTION 265Psalm 103:4. 8-18. Second Part. S. M. Abounding compassion of God; or, Mercy in the midst of judgment.
1 My soul, repeat his praise Whose mercies are so great, Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate. 2 God will not always chide; And when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes, And lighter than our guilt. 3 High as the heavens are rais'd Above the ground we tread, So far the riches of hi…
182 wordsSECTION 266Psalm 103:5. 19-22. Third Part. S. M. God's universal dominion; or, Angels praise the Lord.
1 The lord, the sovereign King, Hath fix'd his throne on high; O'er all the heavenly world he rules, And all beneath the sky. 2 Ye angels great in might, And swift to do his will, Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfil. 3 Let the bright hosts who wait The orders of their King, And guard his …
95 wordsSECTION 267Psalm 104. The glory of God in creation and providence.
1 My soul, thy great Creator praise; When cloth'd in his celestial rays He in full Majesty appears, And, like a robe, his glory wears. Note, This psalm may be sung to the tune of the old 112th or 127th Psalm, by adding the two following lines to every stanza, viz. Great is the Lord; what tongue can frame An equal hon…
265 wordsSECTION 268PAUSE I.
9 God from his cloudy cistern, pours On the parch'd earth enriching showers; The grove, the garden, and the field A thousand joyful blessings yield. 10 He makes the grassy food arise, And gives the cattle large supplies; With herbs for man of various power, To nourish nature, or to cure. 11 What noble fruit the vines…
103 wordsSECTION 269PAUSE II.
13 Behold the stately cedar stands, Rais'd in the forest by his hands: Birds to the boughs for shelter fly And build their nests secure on high. 14 To craggy hills ascends the goat; And at the airy mountain's foot The feebler creatures make their cell; He gives them wisdom where to dwell. 15 He sets the sun his circl…
218 wordsSECTION 270PAUSE III.
21 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord, All nature rests upon thy word, And the whole race of creatures stands, Waiting their portion from thy hands. 22 While each receives his different food, Their cheerful looks pronounce it good; Eagles and bears, and whales and worms, Rejoice and praise in different forms. 23 But w…
213 wordsSECTION 271Psalm 105. Abridged. God's conduct of Israel, and the plagues of Egypt.
1 Give thanks to God, invoke his Name, And tell the world his grace; Sound thro' the earth his deeds of fame, That all may seek his face. 2 His covenant, which he kept in mind For numerous ages past, To numerous ages yet behind, In equal force shall last. 3 He sware to Abraham and his seed, And made the blessing sure…
192 wordsSECTION 272PAUSE I.
9 When Pharaoh dar'd to vex the saints, And thus provok'd their God, Moses was sent at their complaints, Arm'd with his dreadful rod. 10 He call'd for darkness; darkness came Like an o'erwhelming flood; He turn'd each lake and every stream To lakes and streams of blood. 11 He gave the sign, and noisome flies Thro' th…
142 wordsSECTION 273PAUSE II.
15 Thus were the tribes from bondage brought, And left the hated ground; Each some Egyptian spoils had got, And not one feeble found. 16 The Lord himself chose out their way, And mark'd their journies right, Gave them a leading cloud by day, A fiery guide by night. 17 They thirst; and waters from the rock In rich abu…
140 wordsSECTION 274Psalm 106:1. 1-5. First Part. Praise to God; or, Communion with saints.
1 To God, the great, the ever blest, Let songs of honour be addrest: His mercy firm for ever stands; Give him the thanks his love demands. 2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways? Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise? Blest are the souls that fear thee still, And pay their duty to thy will. 3 Remember what thy mercy did…
110 wordsSECTION 275Psalm 106:2. 7 8 12-14 43-48. 2d Part. Israel punished and pardoned; or, God's unchangeable love.
1 God of eternal love, How fickle are our ways! And yet how oft did Israel prove Thy constancy of grace! 2 They saw thy wonders wrought, And then thy praise they sung; But soon thy works of power forgot, And murmur'd with their tongue. 3 Now they believe his word, While rocks with rivers flow; Now with their lusts pr…
139 wordsSECTION 276Psalm 107:1. First Part. Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven.
1 Give thanks to God; he reigns above, Kind are his thoughts, his Name is love; His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord The wonders of his grace record; Israel, the nation whom he chose, And rescu'd from their mighty foes. 3 [When God's almighty arm had broke Th…
220 wordsSECTION 277Psalm 107:2. Second Part. Correction for sin, and release by prayer.
1 From age to age exalt his Name, God and his grace are still the same; He fills the hungry soul with food, And feeds the poor with every good. 2 But if their hearts rebel and rise Against the God that rules the skies, If they reject his heavenly word, And slight the counsels of the Lord, 3 He'll bring their spirits …
171 wordsSECTION 278Psalm 107:3. Third Part. Intemperance punished and pardoned; or, A psalm for the glutton and the drunkard.
1 Vain man, on foolish pleasures bent, Prepares for his own punishment; What pains, what loathsome maladies From luxury and lust arise! 2 The drunkard feels his vitals waste, Yet drowns his health to please his taste; Till all his active powers are lost, And fainting life draws near the dust. 3 The glutton groans and…
155 wordsSECTION 279Psalm 107:4. Fourth Part. L. M. Deliverance from storms, and shipwreck; or, The Seaman's song.
1 Would you behold the works of God, His wonders in the world abroad, Go with the mariners, and trace The unknown regions of the seas. 2 They leave their native shores behind, And seize the favour of the wind, Till God command, and tempests rise That heave the ocean to the skies. 3 Now to the heavens they mount amain…
162 wordsSECTION 280Psalm 107:5. Fourth Part. C. M. The Mariner's psalm.
1 Thy works of glory, mighty Lord, Thy wonders in the deeps, The sons of courage shall record Who trade in floating ships. 2 At thy command the winds arise, And swell the towering waves; The men astonish'd mount the skies And sink in gaping graves. 3 [Again they climb the watery hills, And plunge in deeps again; Each…
191 wordsSECTION 281Psalm 107:6. Last Part. Colonies planted; or, Nations blest and punished.
A psalm for New England. 1 When God, provok'd with daring crimes, Scourges the madness of the times, He turns their fields to barren sand, And dries the rivers from the land. 2 His word can raise the springs again, And make the wither'd mountains green, Send showery blessings from the skies, And harvests in the deser…
240 wordsSECTION 282Psalm 109. 1-5 31. Love to enemies, from the example of Christ.
1 God of my mercy and my praise, Thy glory is my song; The sinners speak against thy grace With a blaspheming tongue. 2 When in the form of mortal man Thy Son on earth was found, With cruel slanders, false and vain, They compass'd him around. 3 Their miseries his compassion move, Their peace he still pursu'd; They re…
141 wordsSECTION 283Psalm 110:1. First Part. Christ exalted, and multitudes converted; or, The success of the gospel.
1 Thus the eternal Father spake To Christ the Son, "Ascend and sit "At my right hand, till I shall make "Thy foes submissive at thy feet. 2 "From Zion shall thy word proceed, "Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand, "Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, "And bow their wills to thy command. 3 "That day shall shew thy pow…
107 wordsSECTION 284Psalm 110:2. Second Part. The kingdom and priesthood of Christ.
1 Thus the great Lord of earth and sea Spake to his Son, and thus he swore; "Eternal shall thy priesthood be, "And change from hand to hand no more. 2 "Aaron and all his sons must die; "But everlasting life is thine, "To save for ever those that fly "For refuge from the wrath divine. 3 "By me Melchisedek was made "On…
167 wordsSECTION 285Psalm 110:3. C. M. Christ's kingdom and priesthood.
1 Jesus, our Lord, ascend thy throne, And near the Father sit; In Zion shall thy power be known, And make thy foes submit. 2 What wonders shall thy gospel do! Thy converts shall surpass The numerous drops of morning dew, And own thy sovereign grace. 3 God hath pronounc'd a firm decree, Nor changes what he swore; "Ete…
137 wordsSECTION 286Psalm 111:1. First Part. The wisdom of God in his works.
1 Songs of immortal praise belong To my almighty God; He has my heart, and he my tongue To spread his Name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand has wrought! How glorious in our sight! And men in every age have sought His wonders with delight. 3 How most exact is nature's frame! How wise th' Eternal mind! His counse…
144 wordsSECTION 287Psalm 111:2. Second Part. The perfections of God.
1 Great is the Lord; his works of might Demand our noblest songs; Let his assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives his children food; And ever mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. 3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal his covenant sure: Holy and reve…
92 wordsSECTION 288Psalm 112:1. As the 113th Psalm. The blessings of the liberal man.
1 That man is blest who stands in awe Of God, and loves his sacred law: His seed on earth shall be renown'd; His house the seat of wealth shall be, An inexhausted treasury, And with successive honours crown'd. 2 His liberal favours he extends, To some he gives, to others lends; A generous pity fills his mind: Yet what…
152 wordsSECTION 289PAUSE.
5 [Ill tidings never can surprise His heart that fix'd on God relies, Tho' waves and tempests roar around: Safe on the rock he sits, and sees The shipwreck of his enemies, And all their hope and glory drown'd. 6 The wicked shall his triumph see, And gnash their teeth in agony To find their expectations crost: They and…
76 wordsSECTION 290Psalm 112:2. L. M. The blessings of the pious and charitable.
1 Thrice happy man who fears the Lord, Loves his commands, and trusts his word; Honour and peace his days attend, And blessings to his seed descend. 2 Compassion dwells upon his mind, To works of mercy still inclin'd: He lends the poor some present aid, Or gives them, not to be repaid. 3 When times grow dark, and tid…
138 wordsSECTION 291Psalm 112:3. C. M, Liberality rewarded.
1 Happy is he that fears the Lord, And follows his commands, Who lends the poor without reward, Or gives with liberal hands. 2 As pity dwells within his breast To all the sons of need; So God shall answer his request With blessings on his seed, 3 No evil tidings shall surprise His well-establish'd mind; His soul to G…
113 wordsSECTION 292Psalm 113:1. Proper Time. The majesty and condescension of God.
1 Ye that delight to serve the Lord, The honours of his Name record, His sacred Name for ever bless: Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams, or setting rays, Let lands and seas his power confess. 2 Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds, Can give his vast dominion bounds, The heavens are far below his heigh…
149 wordsSECTION 293Psalm 113:2. L. M. God sovereign and gracious.
1 Ye servants of th' Almighty King, In every age his praises sing; Where'er the sun shall rise or set, The nations shall his praise repeat. 2 Above the earth, beyond the sky, Stands his high throne of majesty: Nor time, nor place, his power restrain, Nor bound his universal reign. 3 Which of the sons of Adam dare, Or…
181 wordsSECTION 294Psalm 114. Miracles attending Israel's journey.
1 When Israel, freed from Pharaoh's hand, Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King, and Judah was his throne. 2 Across the deep their journey lay; The deep divides to make them way: Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his head. 3 The mountains shook l…
160 wordsSECTION 295Psalm 115:1. First Metre. The true God our refuge; or, Idolatry reproved.
1 Not to ourselves, who are but dust, Not to ourselves is glory due, Eternal God, thou only just, Thou only gracious, wise, and true. 2 Shine forth in all thy dreadful Name; Why should a heathen's haughty tongue Insult us, and to raise our shame Say, "Where's the God you've serv'd so long?" 3 The God we serve maintai…
232 wordsSECTION 296Psalm 115:2. Second Metre. As the new tune of the 50th Psalm. Popish idolatry reproved.
A psalm for the 5th of November. 1 Not to our names, thou only Just and True, Not to our worthless names is glory due; Thy power and grace, thy truth and justice claim Immortal honours to thy sovereign Name: Shine thro' the earth from heaven, thy blest abode, Nor let the heathens say, "And where's your God?" 2 Heaven…
316 wordsSECTION 297Psalm 116:1. First Part. Recovery from sickness.
1 I love the Lord; he heard my cries, And pity'd every groan: Long as I live, when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord; he bow'd his ear, And chas'd my griefs away; O let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray! 3 My flesh declin'd, my spirits fell, And I drew near the dead, Whil…
153 wordsSECTION 298Psalm 116:2. 12 &c. Second Part. Vows made in trouble paid in the church; or, Public thanks for private deliverance.
1 What shall I render to my God For all his kindness shown? My feet shall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. 2 Among the saints that fill thine house, My offerings shall be paid; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 3 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever blessed God! How dear…
151 wordsSECTION 299Psalm 117:1. C. M. Praise to God from all nations.
1 O all ye nations, praise the Lord, Each with a different tongue; In every language learn his word, And let his Name be sung. 2 His mercy reigns thro' every land; Proclaim his grace abroad; For ever firm his truth shall stand, Praise ye the faithful God.…
48 wordsSECTION 300Psalm 117:2. L. M.
1 From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise! Let the Redeemer's name be sung Thro' every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends thy word: Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.…
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