Psalm 57

Words: Brady and  Tate, A New Version of the Psalms of David

L.M.

   1  Thy mercy, Lord, to me extend,
      on thy protection I depend;
      And to thy wing for shelter haste,
      till this outrageous storm is past.

   2  To thy tribunal, Lord, I fly,
      thou sov'reign Judge and God most high,
      Who wonders hast for me begun,
      and wilt not leave thy work undone.

   3  From heav'n protect me by thine arm, 
      and shame all those who seek my harm;
      To my relief thy mercy send,
      and truth, on which my hopes depend.

   4  For I with savage men converse,
      like hungry lions wild and fierce,
      With men whose teeth are spears, their words
      Envenomed darts and two edged swords.

   5  Be thou, O God, exalted high;
      and, as thy glory fills the sky;
      So let it be on earth displayed,:
      till thou art here, as there, obeyed.

   6  To take me they their net prepared
      and had almost my soul ensnared;
      but fell themselves, by just decree,
      into the pit they made for me.

   7  O God, my heart is fixed, 'tis bent,
      its thankful tribute to present;
      And with my heart my voice I'll raise
      to thee, my God, in songs of praise.

   8  Awake, my glory, harp and lute,
      no longer let your strings be mute;
      And I, my tuneful part to take,
      will with the early dawn awake.

   9  Thy praises, Lord, I will resound
      to all the list'ning nations round:
  10  Thy mercy highest heav'n transcends,
      thy truth beyond the clouds extends.

  11  Be thou, O God, exalted high;
      and, as thy glory fills the sky,
      So let it be on earth displayed,
      till thou art here, as there, obeyed.


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