Religion
Psalm CXI
From Paraphrase on the Psalms of David in Metre (1692)
Praise ye the Lord: with my whole heart
[With joy] I will God's praise declare;
Where upright men assembled be,
And [holy] Congregations are.
The works of God are very great.
And manifest his [glorious] might;
The fruitful study of all them
Who do therein [place their] delight.
All his work honourable is,
All glorious [steadfast] and sure;
His truth and perfect righteousness,
[Unchang'd] for ever do endure.
His wondrous works he made for man,
To [mind and] meditate upon;
The Lord is very gracious,
Full [he is] of compassion.
To all that do him fear and serve
He [daily] gives convenient food;
He always true and mindful is
His [holy] Covenant to make good.
The power of his wondrous works
He did [unto] his people show;
That heathens land and heritage,
[As his] he might on them bestow.
His hand-work Truth and Judgment are,
All his Commands are [just and] sure:
All done in truth and uprightness,
[They shall] from age to age endure.
His people he redemption sent,
His Covenant [ever] is the same,
Which he commanded; which declares
[To us] his holy reverend Name.
God's fear Wisdom's beginning is,
Their understanding's [sound and] sure
Who his Commandments truly keep;
His [glorious] praise doth still endure.
Cite this poem
MLA
Baxter, Richard. “Psalm CXI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/baxter/110/.
Chicago
Baxter, Richard. “Psalm CXI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/baxter/110/.
Read this poem with the Codex →