Psalms 59-61

Psalm 59

1 I AM hated, Lord, by those Who Thy holy truth despise;

Save me from my wicked foes, Lord of hosts, arise, arise!

2 Thou'rt my rock and my defence;

Thou a tower unto Thy saints;

Thee I make my confidence, Thee I'll trust, though nature faints.

3 Glad Thy mercies will I sing, All Thy power and love confess;

Thou hast been, O heavenly King, My safe refuge in distress!

4 Songs with every morning's light, Lord, shall rise up to Thy throne;

All Thy saints shall praise Thy might, And Thy mercy shall make known.

William Allen, 1835.

Psalm 60

1 O GOD, Thou hast cast off Thy saints;

Thy face Thou dost in anger hide, And lo, Thy church for terror faints, While breaches all her walls divide!

2 Hard things Thou hast upon us laid, And made us drink most bitter wine; But still Thy banner we've display'd, And borne aloft Thy truth divine.

3 Our courage fails not, though the night No earthly lamp avails to break, For Thou wilt soon arise in might, And of our captors captives make.

4 Thy right hand shall Thy people aid;

Thy faithful promise makes us strong;

We will Philistia's land invade, And over Edom chant the song.

5 In Jesu's name we'll Shechem seize, And swift divide all Succoth's vale;

E'en Moab's sons shall bow their knees, And Jesu's conquering sceptre hail.

6 Through Thee we shall most valiant prove, And tread the foe beneath our feet;

Through Thee our faith shall hills remove, And small as chaff the mountains beat.

Charles H. Spurgeon, 1866.

Psalm 61 (1 of 2)

1 WHEN overwhelm'd with grief, My heart within me dies, Helpless, and far from all relief, To heaven I lift mine eyes.

2 Oh lead me to the rock That's high above my head, And make the covert of Thy wings My shelter and my shade.

3 Within Thy presence, Lord, For ever I'll abide;

Thou art the tower of my defence, The refuge where I hide.

4 Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear Thy name;

If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same.

Isaac Watts, 1719.