Psalm 33, Part 2

Bless'd the people are that own
God, the Lord of all, for theirs;
Chosen by His grace alone,
Made His servants and His heirs;
God, who from His holy place,
Where He ever reigns supreme,
All the sons of men surveys.
Smiles peculiarly on them.

He from His eternal throne
Looks the whole creation through;
All mankind to Him are known,
All is naked to His view:
God discerns the hearts He made,
God doth all their motions note.
All are in His balance weigh'd.
Every act, and word, and thought.

Kings by Him in safety reign,
Not by their unniimber'd host;
Vain the vaunted strength of man,
Vain the mighty giant's boast.
Trusting in the warUke horse,
None through him deliverance have;
Vain is all the creature's force,
God, and only God, can save.

Lo! the Lord's all-seeing eye
Watches over them for good,
Humbly who on Him rely,
Trust Him both for life and food:
He from death their souls retrieves,
He in death sustains His own.
While to Him our spirit cleaves,
Hangs for help on Him alone.

He is our defence and shield;
By His everlasting word.
By His faithful love upheld.
Wait we to receive our Lord.
Him our heart shall soon proclaim,
Joyfully with love o'erflow.
We have trusted in His name,
We shall all His nature know.

Jesus, full of truth and grace!
Let us now Thy mercy prove;
Let the gospel-word take place,
Perfect us in faith and love.
Have we not in Thee beheved?
Vainly can we trust in Thee?
Speak us to the utmost saved,
Free from sin, for ever free.