Psalm 112
Words: Brady and Tate, A New Version of the Psalms of David
HALLELUJAH.
1 That man is blessed, who stands in awe
of God, and loves his sacred law:
2 His seed on earth shall be renowned,
and with successive honors crowned.
3 His house, the seat of wealth, shall be
an unexhausted treasury;
His justice free from all decay
shall blessings to his heirs convey.
4 The soul that's filled with virtue's light
shines brightest in affliction's night:
to pity the distressed inclined,
as well as just to all mankind.
5 His lib'ral favors he extends,
to some he gives, to others lends;
Yet what his charity impairs,
he saves by prudence in affairs.
6 Beset with threat'ning dangers round,
unmoved shall he maintain his ground;
The sweet remembrance of the just
shall flourish when he sleeps in dust.
7 Ill tidings never can surprise
his heart, that fixed on God relies:
8 On safety's rock he sits, and sees
the shipwreck of his enemies.
9 His hands, while they his alms bestowed,
his glory's future harvest sowed;
Whence he shall reap wealth, fame, renown,
a temp'ral and eternal crown.
10 The wicked shall his triumph see,
and gnash their teeth in agony:
While their unrighteous hopes decay,
and vanish with themselves away.
