1.
Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Justice and judgment are thy throne,
Yet wondrous is thy grace;
While truth and mercy, joined in one,
Invite us near thy face.
Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God.
2.
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
When sore afflictions press me down,
I need thy quickening powers:
Thy word, that I have rested on,
Shall help my heaviest hours.
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
3.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
When faint and trembling with alarms,
O gather us within thine arms;
Kind Shepherd, on thy gracious breast
The weakest lamb may safely rest.
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
4.
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
Blest are the souls that hear and know
The gospel’s joyful sound;
Peace shall attend the path they go,
And light their steps surround.
In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
5.
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Swift as an eagle cuts the air,
We’ll mount aloft to thine abode;
On wings of love our souls shall fly,
Nor tire amidst the heavenly road.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6.
The LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear.
Wait on the Lord ye trembling saints,
And keep your courage up;
He’ll raise your spirit when it faints,
And far exceed your hope.
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life.
7.
When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.
Restraining prayer, we cease to fight;
Prayer makes the Christian’s armor bright,
And Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upon his knees.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8.
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
Begone, unbelief, my Savior is near,
And for my relief will surely appear;
By faith let me wrestle, and he will perform;
With Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm.
Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
9.
Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
A guilty, weak, and helpless worm,
On thy kind arms I fall:
Be thou my strength and righteousness,
My Jesus, and my all.
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
10.
O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
Could the creatures help or ease us,
Seldom should we think of prayer;
Few, if any, come to Jesus,
Till reduced to self-despair.
When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
11.
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Did ever mourner plead with thee,
And thou refuse that mourner’s plea?
Does not the word still fixed remain,
That none shall seek the face in vain?
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
12.
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
His love in time past forbids me to think
He’ll leave me at last in trouble to sink:
Each sweet Ebenezer I have in review,
Confirms his good pleasure to help me quite through.
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
13.
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD.
I need the influence of thy grace,
To speed me in my way;
Lest I should loiter in my race,
Or turn my feet astray.
No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
11.
When I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
Though dark be my way, since He is my guide,
‘Tis mine to obey, ‘tis His to provide;
Though cisterns be broken, and creatures all fail,
The word he has spoken shall surely prevail.
I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me.
15.
I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
When I am filled with sore distress
For some surprising sin,
I’ll plead thy perfect righteousness,
And mention none but thine.
Men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
16.
The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long.
As the bird beneath her feathers
Guards the objects of her care,
So the Lord his children gathers,
Spreads his wings and hides them there;
Thus protected,
All their foes they boldly dare.
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
17.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
For Him who washed you in his blood,
Ye saints, your loudest songs prepare.
He sought you wandering far from God,
And now preserves you by his care.
Now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
18.
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Friend of the friendless and the faint,
Where shall I lodge my deep complaint?
Where but with thee, whose open door
Invites the helpless and the poor?
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee.
19.
The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD.
When Christ by faith is present,
The sinner’s troubles cease;
His ways are truly pleasant,
And all his paths are peace.
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
20.
He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Dear Saviour, let us never be,
Before the world, ashamed of thee,
Nor shrink from duty’s call:
Our work to do thee service here,
Our hope in glory to appear,
Where thou art all in all.
He that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
21.
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Jesus, hear our humble prayer;
Tender Shepherd of thy sheep,
Let thy mercy and thy care
All our souls in safety keep.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
22.
I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Lord Jesus, help me now to flee
And seek my hope alone in thee;
Apply thy blood, thy Spirit give,
Subdue my sin, and let me live.
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
23.
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise.
Let the fainting soul be cheerful,
Let the timid now be brave;
Why should they be faint or fearful,
Whom the Lord delights to save ?
Whom he rescues,
Satan can no more enslave.
LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
24.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Quiet, Lord, my froward heart;
Make me teachable and mild,
Upright, simple, free from art,
Like a little weaned child:
From distrust and envy free,
Pleased with all that pleases thee.
I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
25.
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.
Thanks for mercies past receive,
Pardon of our sins renew;
Teach us henceforth how to live
With eternity in view.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
26.
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
There’s full redemption at his throne,
For sinners long enslaved;
The great Redeemer is his Son,
And Israel shall be saved.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace.
27.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
They shall find rest that learn of me,
I’m of a meek and lowly mind,
But passion rages like the sea,
And pride is restless as the wind.
Help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee.
28.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.
Come, ye weary, heavy-laden,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If you tarry till you’re better,
You will never come at all
Not the righteous,
Sinners Jesus came to call.
It is good for me to draw near to God.
29.
Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
The sacred truths his lips pronounce,
Shall firm as heaven endure;
And if he speak a promise once,
The eternal grace is sure.
Let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.
30.
My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Blest is the roan whose shoulders take
My yoke, and bear it with delight;
My yoke is easy to his neck,
My grace shall make the burden light.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.