Psalm 119: Zain, Part 7

Thee, O Lord, the good, the just,
True and faithful, I receive;
Keep Thy word, in which I trust,
Thou who gavest me to beheve;
Hoping for Thy promised aid,
Comfort in my grief I find;
This my fainting mind hath stay'd.
Still it stays my fainting mind.

Me the proud have greatly scorn'd;
Yet I still unshaken stood,
Never from Thy statutes turn'd,
Never left the narrow road.
On Thine ancient works I thought,
Look'd again the same to see;
Thou of old hast wonders wrought.
Wonders Thou shalt work for me.

Fearless of the scorners' power,
Fearful for their souls I was.
Saw hell open to devour
All who break Thy righteous laws:
Lord, Thy laws my songs have been
In my pilgrimage below,
Kept by them from woe and sin,
In a world of sin and woe.

Thee I have remember'd. Lord,
Musing in the silent night,
Loved Thy name, and kept Thy word
Pure and permanent delight
I did in Thy precepts prove:
Heaven on earth obedience is,
Perfect Hberty and love,
Perfect jDower, and perfect peace.
n CHETH. PART VIII.
Thou my portion art, O Lord!
Long-resolved through Thee I am
To fulfil Thine every word,
Give me but the help I claim:
All my heart hath sought Thy face,
Still Thy favour I implore;
Grant me now the promised grace.
Bid me go and sin no more.
All my sins I call'd to mind,
Own'd, and left them all for God;
Labour'd the right way to find,
Thee with earnest zeal pursued;
Turn'd my feet without delay;
Long'd Thine utmost will to prove.
Eager all Thy law to' obey.
Restless to retrieve Thy love.
Spoil'd and hated for Thy sake,
Thee I never would forego,
Would not from Thy law turn back;
O my Life, my Heaven below,
Thee I all day long will praise.
Thee I will at midnight sing!
True and righteous are Thy ways.
Glory to my God and King!
Join'd to all who fear the Lord,
Them my dearest friends I own;
Them that keep Thy holy word,
Saved by grace through faith alone.
Earth is full of love Divine;
Love Divine for all is free;
Teach me then the law benign;
Guide, and save, and perfect me.
to TETH. PART IX.
Lord, Thou hast Thy word fulfill'd,
Good and gracious as Thou art,
On my heart the promise seal'd,
Wrote forgiveness on my heart!
Teach me then Thy perfect will,
I Thine every word receive;
All Thy law in me fulfil;
Lord, I dare, I dare believe.
Long I wander'd from my God
Till affliction call'd me back;
Now I in Thy paths have trod,
Them I will no more forsake.
Good Thou art, and good Thou dost.
Full of truth and full of grace;
Save me. Lord, to the' uttermost,
Teach me all Thy righteous ways.
Me the proud with lies pursued;
I observed Thy precepts still.
Waiting in the ways of God
To perform Thine utmost will.
Gross and callous is their heart,
Nothing can their hardness move;
But my whole delight Thou art,
Thee and all Thy laws I love.

Good it is for me to' have known
The sad lesson of distress,
That I might my Teacher own,
That I might my Saviour bless.
Taught by Thine afflictive hand.
Now I know Thy law to' obey;
Now I clearly understand
Suffering is the perfect way.

Truth and grace unsearchable
In the sacred volume shine:
Who the worth immense can tell
Of that oracle Divine?
Precious are Thy sayings, Lord!
What a depth in each I see!
What a treasure is Thy word!
More than all the world to me!