7 Parent of Nature! God supreme!
While folly's sons thy works blaspheme,
O vindicate thy name from wrong;
O silence the reproachful tongue:
And give the flock that bears thy name,
Thy cov'nant mercies still to claim.

PSALM 75.

God the sovereign ruler of princes, and disposer of all things.--Applicable to an earthly kingdom, but especially to the dominion of Messiah.

1 O GOD, we send our thanks on high;
Thy works declare thy name is nigh;
Thy King, enthron'd at thy command,
Bears up the pillars of the land.

2 Let then the proud restrain their pride,
The foolish lay their thoughts aside;
No longer lift the scornful head,

But own the King that God has made.

3 For power in honours to advance,
Comes not from east or west, by chance:
God is the sovereign Judge alone;
'Tis He degrades, or gives a throne.
4 To the ungodly He presents

A cup, whose wine with wrath ferments:
Its dregs they taste; Oh let us trust
That God, who will exalt the just.

Probably composed after the miraculous destruction of Sennacherib's army in the days of Hezekiah.---Applicable to national success in war, or to the triumphs of God in behalf of his Church.

1 GOD's name is great, in Judah kno
At Salem was his earthly throne

In Zion he vouchsaf'd to dw
He brake the bow and arrows
The shield, the sword"
Corpses the mir

2 O God of Jacob, at thy frown,
The horse and charioteers o'erthrown
Together slept in sudden night.

When Thou, whom heav'n and earth revere,
Dost in provoked wrath appear,

What mortal can resist thy might?

3 The wrath of man shall work thy praise;
Thou wilt restrain the rest, and raise
The triumphs of thy mighty power.-
Vow to the Lord your God; and bring
Your off'rings to the heavenly King,
Who fixes life's appointed hour.
PSALM 77.

Complaint of distress; and the conflict of distrust and confidence.
1 IN trouble's dismal day I sought
That God would ease my grief;

I thought on God;-but still my soul
Mourn'd and refus'd relief.

2 I call'd to mind the days of old,-
My nightly songs of praise:-

I mus'd, and commun'd with my heart,
And thought upon my ways.

3 "Will he for ever cast me off?
Will he console no more?
Will faithfulness and mercy fail?
Can nought his love restore ?"—

4 Ah! 'tis my weakness hints these fears:
Let me those fears withstand.

I'll yet remember the Most High,

The work of His right hand.

The victory of faith over unbelief, manifesting itself in a

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7 Parent of Nature! God supreme!
While folly's sons thy works blaspheme,
O vindicate thy name from wrong;
O silence the reproachful tongue:
And give the flock that bears thy name,
Thy cov'nant mercies still to claim.

PSALM 75.

God the sovereign ruler of princes, and disposer of all things.--Applicable to an earthly kingdom, but especially to the dominion of Messiah.

1 O GOD, we send our thanks on high;
Thy works declare thy name is nigh;
Thy King, enthron'd at thy command,
Bears up the pillars of the land.

2 Let then the proud restrain their pride,
The foolish lay their thoughts aside;
No longer lift the scornful head,
But own the King that God has made.
3 For power in honours to advance,
Comes not from east or west, by chance:
God is the sovereign Judge alone;
'Tis He degrades, or gives a throne.
4 To the ungodly He presents

A cup, whose wine with wrath ferments:
Its dregs they taste; Oh let us trust
That God, who will exalt the just.

PSALM 76.

Probably composed after the miraculous destruction of Senna-
cherib's army in the days of Hezekiah.---Applicable to national
success in war, or to the triumphs of God in behalf of his Church.
1 GOD's name is great, in Judah known;
At Salem was his earthly throne;

In Zion he vouchsaf'd to dwell.
He brake the bow and arrows there;
The shield, the sword, the battle-spear:
Corpses the mighty army fell.

2 O God of Jacob, at thy frown,
The horse and charioteers o'erthrown
Together slept in sudden night.

When Thou, whom heav'n and earth revere,
Dost in provoked wrath appear,

What mortal can resist thy might?

3 The wrath of man shall work thy praise;
Thou wilt restrain the rest, and raise
The triumphs of thy mighty power.-
Vow to the Lord your God; and bring
Your off'rings to the heavenly King,
Who fixes life's appointed hour.
PSALM 77.

Complaint of distress; and the conflict of distrust and confidence.
1 IN trouble's dismal day I sought
That God would ease my grief;

I thought on God;-but still my soul
Mourn'd and refus'd relief.

2 I call'd to mind the days of old,-
My nightly songs of praise:-

I mus'd, and commun'd with my heart,
And thought upon my ways.

3" Will he for ever cast me off?
Will he console no more?
Will faithfulness and mercy fail?
Can nought his love restore ?”.

4 Ah! 'tis my weakness hints these fears:
Let me those fears withstand.

I'll yet remember the Most High,
The work of His right hand.

The victory of faith over unbelief, manifesting itself in a commemoration of God's ancient mercies.

5 I'LL call to mind God's works of old,
The wonders of his might;

On them my heart shall meditate,
Them shall my tongue recite.

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6 Holy art thou, O God, and great!
Who can like Thee be found?
Thou doest wonders, and thy flock
Hast with deliv'rance crown'd.

7 The waters saw thee, mighty God!
The waters saw, and fled:

Earth trembled, and thy thunder roar'd;
Thine arrowy lightning sped.

8 Ocean thy way,-thy path the sea,-
Thy footsteps were not seen,
Which led thy flock, by Moses' hand,
To Canaan's peaceful scene.
PSALM 78.

God's dealings with Israel to be handed down for the admonition
of successive generations.-- 1 Cor. x. 1---11.
1 LET children hear the mighty deeds
Which God perform'd of old;
Which in our younger days we saw,
And which our fathers told.

2 He bids us make his glories known,
His works of power and grace;
And we'll convey his wonders down
To ev'ry rising race.

3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons,
And they again to theirs:
That generations yet unborn
May teach them to their heirs.

4 Thus shall they trust in God alone
Their everlasting stay;

Nor latest times his works forget,

But his commands obey.

The punishment of the Israelites, when dissatisfied with manna, and lusting for flesh.---Numb. xi.- -Deut. vi. 11; ix. 22.

5 GOD his forgetful people tries,

And chastens them in love;

Humbles their pride, their wants supplies,
Their treach'rous hearts to prove.