Psalm 119:12. Twelfth Part.
Breathing after comfort and deliverance.
Ver. 153.
1 My G.o.d, consider my distress, Let mercy plead my cause; Tho" I have sinn"d against thy grace, I can"t forget thy laws.
Ver. 39 116.
1 Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach Which I so justly fear; Uphold my life, uphold my hopes, Nor let my shame appear.
Ver. 122 135.
3 Be thou a surety, Lord, for me, Nor let the proud oppress; But make thy waiting servant see The shinings of thy face.
Ver. 82.
4 My eyes with expectation fail, My heart within me cries, "When will the Lord his truth fulfil, "And make my comforts rise?"
Ver. 132.
5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, And shew thy grace the same As thou art ever wont t" afford To those that love thy Name.
Psalm 119:13. Thirteenth Part.
Holy fear, and tenderness of conscience.
Ver. 10.
1 With my whole heart I"ve sought thy face, O let me never stray From thy commands, O G.o.d of grace, Nor tread the sinner"s way.
Ver. 11.
2 Thy word I"ve hid within my heart To keep my conscience clean, And be an everlasting guard From every rising sin.
Ver. 63 53 158.
3 I"m a companion of the saints Who fear and love the Lord; My sorrows rise, my nature faints, When men transgress thy word.
Ver. 161 163.
4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong, My spirit stands in awe; My soul abhors a lying tongue, But loves thy righteous law.
Ver. 161 120.
5 My heart with sacred reverence hears The threatenings of thy word: My flesh with holy trembling fears The judgments of the Lord.
Ver. 166 174.
6 My G.o.d, I long, I hope, I wait For thy salvation still; While thy whole law is my delight, And I obey thy will.
Psalm 119:14. Fourteenth Part.
Benefit of afflictions, and support under them.
Ver. 153 81 82.
1 Consider all my sorrows, Lord, And thy deliverance send; My soul for thy salvation faints, When will my troubles end?
Ver. 71.
2 Yet I have found, "tis good for me To bear my Father"s rod; Afflictions make me learn thy law, And live upon my G.o.d.
Ver. 50.
3 This is the comfort I enjoy When new distress begins, I read thy word, I run thy way, And hate my former sins.
Ver. 92.
4 Had not thy word been my delight When earthly joys were fled, My soul opprest with sorrow"s weight Had sunk amongst the dead.
Ver. 75.
5 I know thy judgments, Lord, are right, Tho" they may seem severe; The sharpest sufferings I endure Flow from thy faithful care.
Ver. 67.
6 Before I knew thy chastening rod My feet were apt to stray; But now I learn to keep thy word, Nor wander from thy way.
Psalm 119:15. Fifteenth Part.
Holy resolutions.
Ver. 93.
That thy statutes every hour Might dwell upon my mind!
Thence I derive a quickening power, And daily peace I find.
Ver. 15 16.
2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Shall be my sweet employ; My soul shall ne"er forget thy word, Thy word is all my joy.
Ver. 32.
3 How would I run in thy commands, If thou my heart discharge From sin and Satan"s hateful chains, And set my feet at large!
Ver. 13 46.
4 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy Name; I"ll speak thy word, tho" kings should hear Nor yield to sinful shame.
Ver. 61 69 70.
5 Let bands of persecutors rise To rob me of my right, Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight.
Ver. 115.
6 Depart from me, ye wicked race, Whose hands and hearts are ill; I love my G.o.d, I love his ways, And must obey his will.
Psalm 119:16. Sixteenth Part.
Prayer for quickening grace.
Ver. 25 37.
1 My soul lies cleaving to the dust; Lord, give me life divine; From vain desires and every l.u.s.t Turn off these eyes of mine.
2 I need the influence of thy grace To speed me in thy way, Lest I should loiter in my race, Or turn my feet astray.
Ver. 107.
3 When sore afflictions press me down, I need thy quickening powers; Thy word that I have rested on shall help my heaviest hours.
Ver. 156 140.
4 Are not thy mercies sovereign still?