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O Lord, How Many Are My Foes!
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #3 (2018) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O LORD, how many are my foes!
Against me many rise.
They say of me, "He has no help,
though he on God relies."
2 You are my shield and glory, LORD,
the lifter of my head.
I cried out "LORD! and from his hill
his answer to me sped.
3 I lay down, slept, and woke again;
the LORD sustains my life.
Tho' thousands round me take their stand,
I fear not in the strife.
4 Arise, O LORD, and save me, God!
You punish all my foes.
You smite the face of wicked men,
and break their teeth with blows.
5 Deliv'rance to the LORD belongs,
salvation his alone!
Your blessing on your people, LORD,
forevermore be shown! Scripture: Psalm 3 Languages: English Tune Title: DETROIT
O Lord, How Many Are My Foes!
Mighty Man, Why Boast of Evil?
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #52 (2018) Meter: 8.8.7.7 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 52 Languages: English Tune Title: GENEVAN 77
Mighty Man, Why Boast of Evil?
You Gods and Rulers, Can You Claim
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #58 (2018) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 58 Languages: English Tune Title: SHEPHERDS' PIPES
You Gods and Rulers, Can You Claim
My God, My God, O Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #79 (1990) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms First Line: My God, my God, O why have you Scripture: Psalm 22:1-25 Languages: English Tune Title: KINGSFOLD
My God, My God, O Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Mighty LORD, the God of Vengeance
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #94A (2018) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 94 Languages: English Tune Title: BLAENHAFREN
Mighty LORD, the God of Vengeance
Hear My Words, O LORD
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #5 (2018) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms First Line: Hear my words, O LORD my God Lyrics: 1 Hear my words, O LORD my God;
listen to my sighs and groans.
Hear my cry, my king, my God,
I will pray to you alone.
When the morning comes, O LORD,
you shall hear my pleading cries;
I will watch when comes the dawn;
I will bring my sacrifice.
2 Surely you are not a God
who in evil takes delight;
evil shall not dwell with you,
nor the proud stand in your sight.
Evildoers, LORD, you hate;
lying ones will you lay waste.
Men who murder and deceive,
God, the LORD, abhors and hates.
3 But in your great love will I
come into your house of grace.
Rev'rent, I will worship there,
bowing toward your holy place.
Guide me safely, O my LORD,
in your perfect righteousness;
since my enemies are near,
make straight paths before my face.
4 Not one word they say is true;
from their heart destruction comes;
and their throats are open graves,
yet they flatter with their tongues.
Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them by their counsels fall;
snare them in the schemes they plan,
for against you they rebel.
5 Let all those who flee to you
find their refuge and be glad.
Let them ever sing for joy,
ever them protection spread.
Those who truly love your name
magnify you with their praise.
You will bless the righteous, LORD,
shielding him with all your grace. Scripture: Psalm 5 Languages: English Tune Title: ABERYSTWYTH
Hear My Words, O LORD
O LORD, in Wrath Rebuke Me Not
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #6 (2018) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 6 Languages: English Tune Title: OLIVE'S BROW
O LORD, in Wrath Rebuke Me Not
O Jehovah, Hear My Words
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #8 (1976) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 5 Languages: English Tune Title: RILEY
O Jehovah, Hear My Words
O Jehovah, Hear My Words
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #9 (1934) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O Jehovah, hear my words,
To my thoughts attentive be;
Hear my cry, my King, my God,
I will make my prayer to Thee.
With the morning light, O Lord,
Thou shalt hear my voice arise,
And expectant I will bring
Prayer as morning sacrifice.
2 Thou, Jehovah, art a God
Who delightest not in sin;
Evil shall not dwell with Thee,
Nor the proud Thy favor win.
Evil-doers Thou dost hate,
Lying tongues Thou wilt defeat;
God abhors the man who loves
Violence and base deceit.
3 In the fulness of Thy grace
To Thy house I will repair;
Bowing toward Thy holy place,
In Thy fear to worship there.
Lead me in Thy righteousness,
Let my foes assail in vain;
Lest my feet be turned aside,
Make Thy way before me plain.
4 False and faithless are my foes,
In their mouth no truth is found;
Deadly are the words they speak,
All their thoughts with sin abound.
Bring, O God, their plans to naught,
Hold them guilty in Thy sight,
For against Thee and Thy law
They have set themselves to fight.
5 O let all that trust Thy care
Ever glad and joyful be;
Let them joy who love Thy Name,
Safely guarded, Lord, by Thee.
For a blessing from Thy store
To the righteous Thou wilt yield;
Thou wilt compass him about
With Thy favor as a shield.
Scripture: Psalm 5 Languages: English Tune Title: REHOBOTH
O Jehovah, Hear My Words
O LORD, Why Do You Stand Far Off
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #10 (2018) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 10 Languages: English Tune Title: HALIFAX
O LORD, Why Do You Stand Far Off
LORD, Plead My Case
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #35 (2018) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms First Line: LORD, plead my case when I am charged Scripture: Psalm 35 Languages: English Tune Title: KINGSFOLD
LORD, Plead My Case
O Lord, thou Judge of all the earth
Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal #46 (1961) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O Lord, thou Judge of all the earth,
To whom all vengeance doth belong,
Arise and show thy glory forth,
Requite the proud, condemn the wrong.
2 How long, O Lord, in boastful pride
Shall wicked men triumphant stand?
How long shall they afflict thy saints
And scorn thy wrath, thy dreadful hand?
3 Be wise, ye fools and brutish men;
Shall not he see who formed the eye?
Shall not he hear who formed the ear,
And judge, who reigneth, God most high?
4 The Lord will judge in righteousness,
From him all truth and knowledge flow;
The foolish thoughts of wicked men,
How vain they are the Lord doth know.
5 That man is blest whom thou, O Lord,
With chastening hand dost teach thy will,
For in the day when sinners fall
That man in peace abideth still.
6 Unless the Lord had been my Help,
My life had quickly passed away;
But when my foot had almost slipped,
O Lord, thy mercy was my stay.
7 Amid the doubts that fill my mind
Thy comforts, Lord, bring joy to me;
Can wickedness, though throned in might,
Have fellowship, O Lord, with thee?
8 The wicked, in their might arrayed,
Against the righteous join their power,
But to the Lord I flee for help,
He is my Refuge and my Tower.
Amen. Scripture: Psalm 94:8-13 Languages: English Tune Title: BELOIT
O Lord, thou Judge of all the earth
O Jehovah, hear my words
Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal #47 (1961) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O Jehovah, hear my words,
To my thoughts attentive be;
Hear my cry, my King, my God,
I will make my prayer to thee.
With the morning light,
O Lord, Thou shalt hear my voice arise,
And expectant I will bring
Prayer as morning sacrifice.
2 Thou, Jehovah, art a God
Who delightest not in sin;
Evil shall not dwell with thee,
Nor the proud thy favor win.
Evil doers thou dost hate,
Lying tongues thou wilt defeat;
God abhors the man who loves
Violence and base deceit.
3 In the fulness of thy grace
To thy house I will repair;
Bowing toward thy holy place,
In thy fear to worship there.
Lead me in thy righteousness,
Let my foes assail in vain;
Lest my feet be turned aside,
Make thy way before me plain.
4 False and faithless are my foes,
In their mouth no truth is found;
Deadly are the words they speak,
All their thoughts with sin abound.
Bring, O God, their plans to naught,
Hold them guilty in thy sight,
For against thee and thy law
They have set themselves to fight.
5 O let all that trust thy care
Ever glad and joyful be;
Let them joy who love thy Name,
Safely guarded, Lord, by thee.
For a blessing from thy store
To the righteous thou wilt yield;
Thou wilt compass him about
With thy favor as a shield.
Amen. Scripture: Psalm 5 Languages: English Tune Title: REHOBOTH
O Jehovah, hear my words
O Lord, Thou Judge of All the Earth
Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #49 (1990) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O Lord, thou Judge of all the earth,
to whom all vengeance doth belong,
arise and show thy glory forth,
requite the proud, condemn the wrong.
2 How long, O Lord, in boastful pride
shall wicked men triumphant stand?
How long shall they afflict thy saints
and scorn thy wrath, thy dreadful hand?
3 Be wise, ye fools and brutish men;
shall not he see, who formed the eye?
Shall not he hear, who formed the ear,
and judge, who reigneth, God Most High?
4 The Lord will judge in righteousness,
from him all truth and knowledge flow;
the foolish thoughts of wicked men,
how vain they are the Lord doth know.
5 That man is blest whom thou, O Lord,
with chast'ning hand dost teach thy will,
for in the day when sinners fall,
that man in peace abideth still.
6 Unless the Lord had been my help,
my life had quickly passed away;
but when my foot had almost slipped,
O Lord, thy mercy was my stay. Scripture: Psalm 94:1-5 Languages: English Tune Title: THE KING'S MAJESTY
O Lord, Thou Judge of All the Earth
O Jehovah, Hear My Words
Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #51 (1990) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O Jehovah, hear my words,
to my thoughts attentive be;
hear my cry, my King, my God,
I will make my prayer to thee.
With the morning light, O Lord,
thou shalt hear my voice arise,
and expectant I will bring
prayer as morning sacrifice.
2 Thou, Jehovah, art a God
who delightest not in sin;
evil shall not dwell with thee,
nor the proud thy favor win.
Evil-doers thou dost hate,
lying tongues thou wilt defeat;
God abhors the man who loves
violence and base deceit.
3 In the fulness of thy grace
to thy house I will repair;
bowing toward thy holy place,
in thy fear to worship there.
Lead me in thy righteousness,
let my foes assail in vain;
lest my feet be turned aside,
make thy way before me plain.
4 False and faithless are my foes,
in their mouth no truth is found;
deadly are the words they speak,
all their thoughts with sin abound.
Bring, O God, their plans to naught,
hold them guilty in thy sight,
for against thee and thy law
they have set themselves to fight.
5 O let all that trust thy care
ever glad and joyful be;
let them joy who love thy name,
safely guarded, Lord, by thee.
For a blessing from thy store
to the righteous thou wilt yield;
thou wilt compass him about
with thy favor as a shield.
Scripture: Psalm 5 Languages: English Tune Title: ABERYSTWYTH
O Jehovah, Hear My Words
O Hear My Cry for Mercy
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #55 (2018) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms First Line: O hear my cry for mercy, God Scripture: Psalm 55 Languages: English Tune Title: DONNELLY
O Hear My Cry for Mercy
O God, Be Merciful
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #56 (2018) Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 56 Languages: English Tune Title: INVITATION
O God, Be Merciful
O God, no longer hold thy peace
Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal #57 (1961) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O God, no longer hold thy peace,
No longer silent be;
Thine enemies lift up their head
To fight thy saints and thee.
Against thine own, whom thou dost love,
Their craft thy foes employ;
They think to cut thy people off,
Thy church they would destroy.
2 Thine ancient foes, conspiring still,
With one consent agree,
And they who with thy people strive
Make war, O God, with thee.
O God, who in our fathers' time
Didst smite our foes and thine,
So smite thine enemies today
Who in their pride combine.
3 Make them like dust and stubble blown
Before the whirlwind dire,
In terror driv'n before the storm
Of thy consuming fire.
Confound them in their sin till they
To thee for pardon fly,
Till in dismay they, trembling, own
That thou art God Most High.
Amen. Scripture: Psalm 83 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. MATTHEW
O God, no longer hold thy peace
O Save Me from My Foes
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #59 (2018) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms First Line: O save me from my foes, my God Scripture: Psalm 59 Languages: English Tune Title: DONNELLY
O Save Me from My Foes
O God, No Longer Hold Thy Peace
Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #61 (1990) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O God, no longer hold thy peace,
no longer silent be;
thine enemies lift up their head
to fight thy saints and thee.
Against thine own, whom thou dost love,
their craft thy foes employ;
they think to cut thy people off,
thy church they would destroy.
2 Thine ancient foes, conspiring still,
with one consent agree,
and they who with thy people strive
make war, O God, with thee.
O God, who in our fathers' time
didst smite our foes and thine,
so smite thine enemies today
who in their pride combine.
3 Make them like dust and stubble blown
before the whirlwind dire,
in terror driv'n before the storm
of thy consuming fire.
Confound them in their sin till they
to thee for pardon fly,
till in dismay they, trembling, own
that thou art God Most High.
Scripture: Psalm 83 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. MATTHEW
O God, No Longer Hold Thy Peace
O Save Me, God, Because the Floods
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #69A (2018) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 69 Languages: English Tune Title: XAVIER
O Save Me, God, Because the Floods
God the Nations Have Invaded
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #79A (2018) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 79 Languages: English Tune Title: O MEIN JESU, ICH MUSS STERBEN
God the Nations Have Invaded
O My God, Do Not Keep Silent
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #83 (2018) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 83 Languages: English Tune Title: EIFIONYDD
O My God, Do Not Keep Silent
Jehovah, to My Prayer Give Ear
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #100 (1976) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 55 Languages: English Tune Title: VOX DILECTI
Jehovah, to My Prayer Give Ear
O God, Be Merciful
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #103 (1976) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 56 Languages: English Tune Title: INVITATION
O God, Be Merciful
Protect and Save Me, O My God
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #107 (1976) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 59 Languages: English Tune Title: KATHERINE
Protect and Save Me, O My God
Jehovah, to My Prayer Give Ear
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #107 (1934) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 Jehovah, to my prayer give ear,
Nor hide Thee from my cry;
Attend my sad complaint, and hear
My restless moan and sigh.
My enemies lift up their voice,
The violent oppress;
To do me wrong my foes rejoice,
And love my soul's distress.
2 Sore pained in heart I find no ease,
Death's terrors fill my soul,
Great fear and trembling on me seize,
And horrors o'er me roll.
O had I wings, I sigh and say,
Like some swift dove to roam,
Then would I hasten far away
And find a peaceful home.
3 Lo, wandering far my rest should be
In some lone desert waste;
I from the stormy wind would flee,
And to a shelter haste.
O Lord, their malice recompense,
Their wicked tongues confound,
For in the city violence
And bitter strife abound.
4 They walk her walls both night and day,
Within all vices meet;
Oppression, fraud, and crime hold sway,
Nor leave the crowded street.
No foreign foe provokes alarm,
But enemies within;
May God destroy their power to harm
And recompense their sin. Scripture: Psalm 55 Languages: English Tune Title: VOX DILECTI
Jehovah, to My Prayer Give Ear
O My God, Whose Name I Worship
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #109 (2018) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 109 Languages: English Tune Title: BLAENHAFREN
O My God, Whose Name I Worship
O God, Be Merciful
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #110 (1934) Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O God, be merciful,
Be merciful to me,
For man, with constant hate,
Would fain my ruin see.
My many enemies
Against me proudly fight;
To overwhelm my soul
They watch from morn to night.
2 What time I am afraid
I put my trust in Thee;
In God I rest, and praise
His word, so rich and free.
In God I put my trust,
I neither doubt nor fear,
For man can never harm,
With God my Helper near.
3 All day they wrest my words,
Their thoughts are full of hate;
They meet, they lurk, they watch,
As for my soul they wait.
Shall they be wickedness
Escape Thy judgment right?
O God of righteousness,
Destroy them in Thy might.
4 Thou knowest all my woes,
O treasure Thou my tears;
Are thy not in Thy book,
Where all my life appears?
My foes shall backward turn
When I appeal to Thee,
For this I surely know,
That God is still for me.
Scripture: Psalm 56 Languages: English Tune Title: INVITATION
O God, Be Merciful
Protect and Save Me, O My God
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #114 (1934) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 Protect and save me, O my God,
From foes that seek my life,
And set me high, secure, above
The rising tide of strife.
2 The workers of iniquity
Against me lie in wait;
Though I am innocent, O Lord,
They gather in their hate.
3 Behold their wickedness, O Lord,
To help me, O awake;
Lord God of Hosts, Thou, Israel's God,
Arise, and vengeance take.
4 My enemies with deadly rage
Renew their fierce attack;
They think the Lord will not regard,
But Thou wilt turn them back.
5 O God, my strength, on Thee I wait;
To Thee for refuge flee;
My God with mercy will defend,
Triumphant I shall be.
6 O God our shield, let wickedness
And pride be put to shame,
Till all shall know that Thou dost rule
And all shall fear Thy Name.
7 Let wickedness that raged in power
Now rage in impotence;
But I will glory in Thy strength,
My refuge and defense.
8 When all the night of woe is past
And morning dawns at length,
Then I will praise Thy grace, O God,
My refuge and my strength.
9 To Thee, O God most merciful,
My thankful song I raise;
My might, my strong, secure abode,
I will proclaim Thy praise. Scripture: Psalm 59 Languages: English Tune Title: KATHRINE
Protect and Save Me, O My God
In Full Assurance of Thy Grace
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #127 (1976) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 69 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. FLAVIAN
In Full Assurance of Thy Grace
In Full Assurance of Thy Grace
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #134 (1934) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 In full assurance of Thy grace
To Thee my prayer ascend;
In Thy abounding love and truth,
O God, salvation send.
2 Preserve my sinking soul, I pray,
From tides of hatred save;
Let not the waters overflow,
Redeem me from the grave.
3 Because Thy mercy, Lord, is good,
O answer me in grace,
And in the riches of Thy love
O turn to me Thy face.
4 Hide not Thy face from my distress,
A speedy answer send;
Draw near to me, my soul redeem,
From all my foes defend.
5 Well known to Thee is my reproach,
My shame and my disgrace;
The adversaries of my soul
Are all before Thy face.
6 My heart is broken by reproach,
My soul is full of grief;
I looked in vain for comforters,
For pity and relief.
7 They gave me bitter gall for food,
And taunting words they spake;
They gave me vinegar to drink,
My burning thirst to slake.
8 Their peace and plenty be their snare,
In blindness let them grope;
Thy indignation on them pour,
And desolate their hope.
9 Because they proudly persecute
Those whom Thou, Lord, dost smite,
Let them be blotted from Thy book
And banished from Thy sight.
Scripture: Psalm 69 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. FLAVIAN
In Full Assurance of Thy Grace
By Flowing Streams in Babylon
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #137 (2018) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 137 Languages: English Tune Title: BRYNTEG
By Flowing Streams in Babylon
O Save Me, LORD, from Evil Men
Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #140 (2018) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 140 Languages: English Tune Title: LEICESTER
O Save Me, LORD, from Evil Men
O God, No Longer Hold Thy peace
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #158 (1976) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 83 Languages: English Tune Title: FOREST GREEN
O God, No Longer Hold Thy peace
O God, No Longer Hold Thy Peace
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #168 (1934) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O God, no longer hold Thy peace,
No longer silent be;
Thy enemies lift up their head
To fight Thy saints and Thee.
Against Thy own, whom Thou dost love,
Their craft Thy foes employ;
They think to cut Thy people off,
Thy Church they would destroy.
2 Thy ancient foes, conspiring still,
With one consent agree,
And they who with Thy people strive
Make war, O God, with Thee.
O God, Who in our fathers' time
Didst smite our foes and Thine,
So smite Thy enemies today
Who in their pride combine.
3 Make them like dust and stubble blown
Before the whirlwind dire,
In terror driven before the storm
Of Thy consuming fire.
Confound them in their sin till they
To Thee for pardon fly,
Till in dismay they trembling, own
That Thou art God Most High. Scripture: Psalm 83 Languages: English Tune Title: FOREST GREEN
O God, No Longer Hold Thy Peace
O God, Whom I Delight to Praise
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #220 (1976) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 109 Languages: English Tune Title: PENTECOST
O God, Whom I Delight to Praise
O God, Whom I Delight to Praise
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #233 (1934) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O God, whom I delight to praise,
To Thee my cry for help I raise;
Be Thou my Friend and Advocate
When foes assail with bitter hate.
2 Against me slanderous words are flung
From many a false and lying tongue;
Without a cause men hurl at me
The shafts of deadly enmity.
3 My good with evil they repay,
My love turns not their hate away;
The part of vengeance, Lord, is Thine,
To pray, and only pray, is mine.
4 Since love appeals to him in vain,
The slave of sin let him remain;
Against him let his foe be turned,
His sin be judge, his prayer be spurned.
5 Let sudden death upon him break,
His office let another take,
His children and his widowed wife
Pursue the homeless beggar's life.
6 Let creditors consume his toil
And strangers make his wealth their spoil;
Let none in pity heed his claim,
Cut off his race, blot out his name.
7 His parents' sins be not forgot
Till Thou from earth his memory blot,
Since he remembered not to show
Compassion to the sons of woe.
8 He cursing loved and blessing loathed;
Unblest, with cursing he is clothed;
For thus the justice of the Lord
My adversaries will reward.
9 O God, the Lord, for Thy Name's sake
Let me of Thy good grace partake;
My need is great, and great Thou art
To heal my wounded, stricken heart.
10 With failing strength I fast and pine,
Like shadows swift my days decline,
And when my foes my weakness see
They shake the head in scorn at me.
11 O Lord my God, Thy help I crave,
In Thy great lovingkindness save;
Before my foes Thy mercy show;
That Thou dost help me make them know.
12 What though they curse, if Thou wilt bless?
Then joy shall banish my distress,
And shame shall overwhelm the foes
Who would Thy servant's way oppose.
13 Thanksgiving to the Lord I raise,
The multitude shall hear my praise,
For by the needy God will stand
To save them from oppression's hand. Scripture: Psalm 109 Languages: English Tune Title: PENTECOST
O God, Whom I Delight to Praise
By Babel's Streams We Sat and Wept
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #285 (1976) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 137 Languages: English Tune Title: OLIVE'S BROW
By Babel's Streams We Sat and Wept
Deliver Me from Evil
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #291 (1976) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Scripture: Psalm 140 Languages: English Tune Title: MUNICH
Deliver Me from Evil
By Babel's Streams We Sat and Wept
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #301 (1934) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 By Babel's streams we sat and wept,
For memory still to Zion clung;
The winds alone our harp-strings swept,
That on the drooping willows hung.
2 There our rude captors, flushed with pride,
A song required to mock our wrongs;
Our spoilers called for mirth and cried,
Come, song us one of Zion's songs.
3 Not songs but sighs to us belong
When Zion's walls in ruin lie;
How shall we sing Jehovah's song
While in an alien land we die?
4 O Zion fair, God's holy hill,
Wherein our God delights to dwell,
Let my right hand forget her skill
If I forget to love thee well.
5 If I do not remember thee,
Then let my tongue from utterance cease,
If any earthly joy to me
Be dear as Zion's joy and peace.
6 Remember, Lord, the dreadful day
Of Zion's cruel overthrow;
How happy he who shall repay
The bitter hatred of her foe. Scripture: Psalm 137 Languages: English Tune Title: OLIVE'S BROW
By Babel's Streams We Sat and Wept
Deliver Me from Evil
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #307 (1934) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 Deliver me from evil,
Preserve me, Lord, from wrong;
Against the foes that gather,
Be Thou my Helper strong;
From those who plot to hurt me
And spread their treacherous snare
Preserve me, Lord, and keep me
Safeguarded in Thy care.
2 O Lord, I have confessed Thee
To be my God alone;
O hear my supplication
And be Thy mercy shown;
O God the Lord, my Savior,
My shield amid the strife,
Let not the wicked triumph
Who plot against my life.
3 Let evil smite the evil
And cause their overthrow;
The needy and afflicted
The Lord will help, I know;
Thy saints, redeemed from evil,
Their thanks to Thee shall give;
The righteous and the upright
Shall in Thy presence live. Scripture: Psalm 140 Languages: English Tune Title: PETITION
Deliver Me from Evil
O Lord, Be Gracious to Me
Author: Michael Perry (1942-1996) Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #612 (1990) Meter: 7.6.7.6 Topics: Imprecatory Psalms Lyrics: 1 O Lord, be gracious to me;
my soul cries out, "How long?"
When will you turn in mercy
and save your child from wrong?
2 Shall lips that you have given
sing praises from the dead?
Return, O Lord, enliven -
in love lift up my head.
3 Despair my mind was keeping
and sorrows filled my eyes,
but God has heard my weeping
and now he will arise! Scripture: Psalm 6 Languages: English Tune Title: O LORD, BE GRACIOUS
O Lord, Be Gracious to Me
