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11 O Lord! to whom should I repair,
But unto thee, my life?
Relation's scorn I greatly fear,
Who join my foes with strife.
12 My neighbours from me flee away,
Despised, I am forgot,

As one that's dead, no more to stay,
But in the grave to rot.
13 Against me slanderers consult,
And plot mischief alway;
Give ear, O Lord, to the result,
And be my help and stay.

14 To serve thee thou hast formed us, On thee we safe rely;

And on the merit of Jesus

Depend continually.

15 'Tis in God's hands our time is placed, Deliver us, O Lord,

From enemies that me disgraced,

And lies have sent abroad.

16 Then day by day I'll magnify
The Lord, my Saviour;

Look down in pity, O Most High,
And grant me kind favour.

17 To silence put the lying lips
That scornful things do say,

And false reports do spread, and slips
On the true Christians lay..

18 How great's the majesty of God!
Adore him, sons of men;

Great is his goodness shown abroad,
Through the Redeemer's plan.
19 The secret of the Lord does dwell
Most sure with the upright;
The pure in heart, and faithful all,
Are surely his delight.

20 The lovingkindness of the Lord
Let us extol on high;
Due praises unto him record,
His name to magnify.

21 His well-beloved Son he sent
To save our souls alive;

On earth a life of grief he spent,
From sin we might revive.

22 O! thank our Saviour, all ye saints,
Because he will reward

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His faithful flock, and their complaints
In patience will regard.

23 Confide in Divine Providence,
Who richly will provide

For all whose hope and confidence
Upon his strength abide.

PSALM XXXII.

1 THAT man most blessed is in whom No guile is to be found;

Most bless'd is the eternal doom

When pardon is the sound,

2 O! for a shower of

grace divine

On all parts of our land;

And all transgressions swept out clean By our Emanuel's hand.

3 When I my speech did long restrain, And silent was my tongue,

Faith's riches gave me greater gain,
In God my heart was strong.

4 So when on me, both night and day,
God's hand did heavy lie,
That all my moisture shrunk away
As heat of summer dry.

5" O, eternity! what a word!
Too vast for human thought;
I have acknowledged to the Lord
My very inmost fault."

6 Unto the Lord I will confess
My trespasses each one;

To Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, Whom angels wait upon.

7 Through him shall every godly man
Have access unto God;

Through the Redeemer's gracious plan,
Who surety for us stood.

8 When up to brim the waters swell,
And floods shall overflow,
The truly pious man shall dwell

Where floods shall ne'er o'erthrow.
9 Jehovah's wings my hiding place,
From trouble he'll keep me;
I hope to stand before his face,
His countenance to see.

10 The Lord, my God, I will entreat
The way that I should go;
For his bright lamp will surely light
To regions pure as snow.

11 O! be not stubborn as the mule,
Who will not understand,

Whose mouth with bridle we must pull,

In order to command.

12 For to the man that wicked lives
Deep sorrow shall abound;

But he who love to God still moves,
His mercies will surround.

13 The upright in the Lord rejoice,
Strong in his armour clad;

Ye saints, with joy lift up your voice,
And in the Lord be glad.

14 Unto the Lamb hosannahs sing,
Harmonious and sweet;

To us salvation he did bring,
Give praise to him that's meet.

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PSALM XXXIII.

1 YE pious in the Lord rejoice
And all ye nations sing;

With golden harps lift up your voice,
To thank your heavenly King.

2 Praise God on ten-string'd instruments, And make soft melody;

Praise him with heart and soul, ye saints,
With skilful psalmody.

3 Sing a new song to God, and play
To him harmoniously;

His works are glorious alway,
O! praise him cheerfully.
4 The lovingkindness of the Lord
Complete the earth does fill ;
His judgments justice do afford
To the upright with skill.

5 God's word the highest heavens hath made, With the angelic host;

The Lord, he of men's breath hast said,

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He springs but from the dust."

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