2 Directed by thy heav'nly word
Let all my footsteps be;
Nor wickedness of any kind
Dominion have o'er me.

3 On me, devoted to thy fear,
Lord, make thy face to shine :
Thy statutes both to know and keep
My heart with zeal incline.

4 To Father, Son, and Holy-Ghost,
The God whom we adore,
Be glory; as it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

PART 5.

1 To my request and earnest cry Attend, O gracious Lord;

Inspire my heart with heav'nly skill,
According to thy word.

2 Let my repeated pray'r at last
Before thy throne appear;
According to thy plighted word,
For my relief draw near.

3 Then shall my grateful lips return
The tribute of thy praise,
When thou thy counsels hast reveal'd,
And taught me thy just ways.

4 My tongue the praises of thy word Shall thankfully resound,

Because thy promises are all
With truth and justice crown'd.

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PSALM 121.

Sion's hill I lift my eyes, From thence expecting aid; From Sion's hill, and Sion's God,

Who heav'n and earth has made.

2 Then thou, my soul, in safety rest,
Thy guardian will not sleep;
His watchful care, that Israel guards,
Will Israel's monarch keep..

3 Shelter'd beneath th' Almighty's wings Thou shalt securely rest,

Where neither sun nor moon shall thee
By day or night molest.

4 From common accidents of life
His care shall guard thee still;

From the blind strokes of chance, and foes That lie in wait to kill.

5 At home, abroad, in peace, in war,
Thy God shall thee defend;

Conduct thee through life's pilgrimage
Safe to thy journey's end.

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PSALM 121 OLD VERSION.

LIFT mine eyes to Sion hill,
From whence I do attend,

Till succour God me send :

2 The mighty God me succour will, Which heav'n and earth did frame, And all things therein name.

3 Thy foot from slip he will preserve,
And will thee safely keep;
For he doth never sleep:

4 Lo, he that Israel doth conserve,
Sleep never can surprize,

Nor slumber close his eyes.

5 The Lord thy keeper is alway, On thy right hand is he

A shade to cover thee:

6 The sun shall not thee parch by day, Nor moon, scarce half so bright, With cold thee hurt by night.

7 The Lord will keep thee from distress, And will thy life sure save:

Yea, thou shalt also have

8 In all thy business good success; When thou go'st in or out

He'll compass thee about.

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PSALM 125.

HO place on Sion's God their trust,
Like Sion's rock shall stand;

Like her immovably be fix'd

By his almighty hand.

2 Look how the hills on every side
Jerusalem inclose;

So stands the Lord around his saints,
To guard them from their foes.

3 The wicked may afflict the just,
But ne'er too long oppress,

Nor force him by despair to seek
Base means for his redress.

4 Be good, O righteous God, to those
Who righteous deeds affect ;
The heart that innocence retains
Let innocence protect.

PSALM 130.

1 FROM lowest depths of woe
To God I sent my cry;

Lord, hear my supplicating voice,
And graciously reply.

2 Should'st thou severely judge,
Who can the trial bear?
But thou forgiv'st, lest we despond,
And quite renounce thy fear.

3 My soul with patience waits
For thee, the living Lord;
My hopes are on thy promise built,
Thy never-failing word.

4 My longing eyes look out
For thy enliv'ning ray,

More duly than the morning watch
To spy the dawning day.

5 Let Israel trust in God,

No bounds his mercy knows ;

The plenteous source and spring from whence Eternal succour flows.

PSALM CXXXIII., CXXXIII. O. V.

6 Whose friendly streams to us
Supplies in want convey;

A healing spring, a spring to cleanse,
And wash our guilt away.

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PSALM 133.

OW vast must their advantage be!
How great their pleasure prove!
Who love like brethren, and consent
In offices of love!

2 True love is like that precious oil,
Which, pour'd on Aaron's head,
Ran down his beard, and o'er his robes
Its costly moisture shed.

3 "Tis like refreshing dew, which does
On Hermon's top distil;
Or like the early drops that fall
On Sion's fruitful hill.

4 For Sion is the chosen seat,
Where the Almighty King

The promis'd blessing has ordain'd,
And life's eternal spring.

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PSALM 133. OLD VERSION.

What a happy thing it is,
And foyful for to see,

Brethren to dwell together in
Friendship and unity!

2 'Tis like the precious ointment that
Was pour'd on Aaron's head,