PSALMS. LXXV. LXXVI. LXXVIL . 81 . . 15 And shall the sons of earth and dust, That sacred pow'r blaspheme? Will notthyhand thatform dthem first, Avenge thine injur'd name! 16 Thinkon the cov'nantthou hast made, And all thy words of love ; Nor let the birds of prey invade, And vex thy mourning dove, 17 Our foes would triumph in our blood, And make our hope their jest : Plead thine own case, Almighty God! And give thy children rest. PSALM LXXV. Power and government from God alone. Applied to the glorious Revolution by King William, or the happy Accession of King George to the throne. 1 TO thee, most holy and most High, To thee we bring our thankfulpraise; Thy works declare thy name is nigh, Thy works of wonder and of grace. Y Britain was doom'd to be a slave ; Her frame dissolv'd, her. fears were great; When God a new supporter gave, . To bear the. pillars of the state. 2 He from thy hand receiv'd his crown, And swore torule by wholesome laws; His foot shall tread th' oppressor down, His arm defend the righteous cause. 4 Let haughty sinners sink their pride ; Nor lift so high their scornful head. Bat lay their foolish thoughts aside, And own the king thatGodhathmade: 5 Such honours never come by chance, Nor do the winds promotion blow: 'Tis God the Judge doth one advance, 'Tis God that lays another low. 6 No vain pretence to royal birth, Shall fix a tyrant on the throne ; God the great Sov'reign of the earth,. Willrise,andmake hisjustice known. 7 [His hand holds out the dreadful cup Of vengeance mix'd with various plagues, To make the wicked drink them up, Wring, out, and taste the bitter dregs. 8 Now shall the Lord exalt the j ust, And while he tramples on the proud, And lays their glory in the dust, My lips shall sing his praise aloud.] PSALM LXXVI. Israel saved, and the Assyrians destroy- ed: or, God's vengeance against his enemies proceeds from his church:. 1 IN Judah God of old'wàs known; His name. in Isr'ehgreat; In Salem stood his holy throne, And Sion was his seat. VOL. lx. 2 Among the praisesof his saints His dwelling there he chose ; There he receiv'd theirjust complaints, Against their haughty foes. 3 Prom Zion went his dreadful wordy And broke the threafning spear: The bows, the arrows,, and the sword, And cruslr'd th' Assyrian war. 4 What are the earth's .wide kingdoms else But mighty hills of prey? The hill on which Jehovah dwells, Is glorious more than they. 5 'Twas Zion's king that stopp'd the breath Of captains and their bands, The men of might slept fast in death, And never found theirhands. 6 At thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, Both horse and chariot foil ! Who knows the terrors of thy rod ! Thy vengeance who can tell ? 7 What power can stand before thy sight, When once thy wrath appears? When heav'n shines round with dread- ful light, The earth lies still and fears. 8 When God in his own sov'reignways, Comes down to save th' opprest, The wrath ofman shall work, his praise, And he'll restrain the rest.. . 9 [Vow to the Lord, and tribute bring : Ye princes, fear his frown ; . His terrors shake the proudest king, And cut an army down. to The thunder of his sharp rebuke Our haughty foes shall feel j For Jacob's God had not forsook, But dwells in Zion still. j PSALM LXXVII.. PART I. Melancholy assaulting, and hope pre - vailing. 1 TO God I cry'd with mournful voice, I sought his gracious ear, In the sad'day when troubles rose, And fill'd the night with fear. 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights, My soul refus'd relief; I thought on God the just and wise, But thoughts increas'd my. grief. 3 Still I complain'd, and still opprest, My heart began to break ; My God; thywrath forbad my rest, And kept my eyes awake. 4 My overwhelming sorrows grew, Till I could speak no more ; Then twithin myself withdrew, And call'd thy judgments o'er, 6 I call'd back years and ancient times, When I beheld thy face My spirit search'd for secret Crimes That might withhold thy grace. F
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