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Though wicked Men grow rich or great
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #XXXVII (1767) Topics: Prayers Of the Church Particularly of Believers when offended at the Prosperity of the Wicked; Prophecies Predictions of God's Judgment upon the Ungodly and Wicked Lyrics: 1 Though wicked Men grow rich or great,
Yet let not their successful State,
Thy Anger or thy Envy, raise;
Howe'er they boast of blissful Days:
For they cut down like tender Grass,
Shall find their Glories quickly pass;
Or like a Flow'r that droops its Head,
Whose Beauty soon begins to fade.
2 Depend on GOD, and Him obey,
So thou within the Land shalt stay;
Secure from Danger, and from Want,
And he shall thy Petitions grant:
Make His Commands thy chief Delight,
And then thy Duty to requite;
To thee in Mercy he'll impart,
The secret Wishes of thy Heart.
3 In all thy Ways trust thou the Lord,
And he will needful Help afford;
All thy Concerns to him resign,
Who'll perfect ev'ry just Design:
He'll make, as Light, serene and clear,
Thy clouded Innocence appear;
And will thy Righteousness display,
Bright as the Sun's meridian Ray.
4 With quiet Mind on GOD depend,
And patiently for him attend;
Nor let it e'er thy Anger raise,
When those who follow sinful Ways,
With large Possessions still abound,
And with Prosperity are crown'd;
But let thy Soul at once despise
Them and the Plots which they devise.
5 From Anger cease, and Wrath forsake;
Let no ungovern'd Passion make
Thy wav'ring Heart espouse their Crime.
But trust in GOD, and wait his Time;
For he shall sinful Men destroy;
Whilst only they the Land enjoy,
Who humbly seek the LORD most high,
And with firm Hope on him rely.
6 How soon shall wicked Men decay!
Their Place shall vanish quite away;
Nor shall, by the strictest Search, be seen,
The Traces where thy once have been:
Whilst humble Souls possess the Earth,
Rejoicing still with Godly Mirth;
With Plenty they shall still abound,
With gentle Peace be ever crown'd.
Part II
7 While sinful Crouds, with false Design,
Against the righteous few combine,
And gnash their Teeth, and daring stand,
To shake the vengeful threat'ning Hand;
GOD shall their empty Plots deride,
And laugh at their defeated pride;
And while his Justice they defy,
He sees their utter Ruin nigh.
8 They draw the Sword, and bend the Bow,
The Poor and Needy to o'erthrow;
They practise Mischief ev'ry Day,
The Men of upright Lives to slay:
But their strong Bows shall soon be broke,
Their sharpen'd Weapon's mortal Stroke,
Shall back to their own Bosoms turn,
And make their Hearts with Anguish burn.
9 A little, with God's Favour bless'd,
That's by a righteous Man possess'd,
Is always to be valued more
Than all the Sinner's costly Store:
For GOD supports the just Man's Cause;
But as for those that break his Laws,
On them he will his Vengeance show'r
And quell their unsuccessful Pow'r.
10 His constant Care the Upright guides,
And over all their Life presides;
Their Portion shall for ever last;
Their Fruits of Plenty they shall taste;
And when Distress o'erwhelms the Earth,
Shall be unmov'd; and ev'n in Dearth,
The LORD shall all their Wants supply,
And make their Hearts o'erflow with Joy.
11 Not so the wicked Men, and those,
Who proudly dare GOD's Will oppose:
Destruction is their certain Lot;
Their very Names shall be forgot:
Like Fat of Lambs, their Hopes and they
Shall in an Instant melt away;
Like Smoke, that vanishes in Air,
So shall they quickly disappear.
Part III
12 While Sinners, brought to sad Decay,
Still borrow on, and never pay;
The Just have Pow'r and Will to give,
And shall in flowing Plenty live:
For such as GOD vouchsafes to bless,
Shall peaceably the Earth possess;
And those he curses, shall not stand,
But fall by his Almighty Hand,
13 The good Man's Way is GOD's Delight;
He orders all the Steps aright,
Of him, who moves by his Command,
And still upholds him with his Hand:
Though he sometimes may be distress'd,
Yet shall he ne'er be quite oppress'd;
Since GOD with Help is always nigh,
For those who on his Pow'r rely.
14 Though Age doth o'er my Youth prevail,
Yet saw I ne'er the Righteous fail,
Or Want o'ertake his num'rous Race;
GOD made his offspring's Wealth increase;
Because Compassion fill'd his Heart,
And he did chearfully impart,
Thus GOD in Mercy is inclin'd;
To those who keep a gen'rous Mind.
15 With Caution shun each wicked Deed,
In virtuous Ways with Zeal proceed,
For GOD, who Judgment loves, does still
Preserve his Saints secure from Ill;
And never will forsake the Just,
Who place in him their only Trust;
But wicked Men shall soon decay,
And like vain Shadows pass away.
16 The Upright shall possess the Land,
His Portion shall for ever stand;
The Lord shall his Protection be,
And he shall walk from Danger free;
His Tongue by Rules of Judgment moves;
His Heart the Law of God approves;
His Mouth with Wisdom is supply'd,
And his sure Steps shall never slide.
Part IV
17 In wait the watchful Sinner lies,
In Hopes the Righteous to surprize;
But all his Schemes must prove in vain,
For he shall not his Purpose gain;
God will not him defenceless leave,
But when he's judged will reprieve;
His Faults in Mercy he will see,
And From Destruction set him free.
18 Still on the LORD with Hope rely,
And he shall all thy Wants supply;
Wait thou on him, keep his Command,
And then exalted in the Land,
A large Possession thou shalt gain,
And from thy Foes secure remain:
While wicked Men destroy'd shall be,
And thou their dismal Fall shalt see.
19 The Wicked I in Pow'r have seen,
And like a Bay-Tree fresh and green,
That spreads its pleasant Branches round,
Ev'n so was he with Plenty crown'd;
But he was gone as quick as Thought,
And, tho' I diligently fought,
Yet could I, by no Sign or Trace,
Or any Mark, find out his Place.
20 Observe the perfect Man with Care,
And mark all such as upright are;
Their roughest Days in Peace shall end,
And happy Hours on them attend:
Whilst on the latter End of those,
Who dare GOD's holy Will oppose,
A common Ruin, soon or late,
Shall surely be their dismal Fate.
21 GOD, to the Just will Help afford,
Their only Safe-guard is the LORD;
Their Strength in Time of Need is he,
Who will from Danger set them free:
Because on him they still depend,
The LORD will timely Succour send:
The Wicked thus shall ne'er prevail,
Nor shall the Righteous ever fail. Scripture: Psalm 37 Languages: English Tune Title: [Though wicked Men grow rich and great]
Though wicked Men grow rich or great
Complaint Against the Wicked
Hymnal: The Psalter #18 (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Afflictions From the Wicked; Judgments On the Wicked; The Wicked Condemnation of; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; The Wicked Warned First Line: Why standest Thou afar, O Lord Lyrics: 1 Why standest Thou afar, O Lord,
Why art Thou hid in trouble's hour?
The wicked persecute the poor
In haughty pride and reckless pow'r.
2 Let their devices work their fall,
For in their shame is all their pride;
And while they seek unrighteous gain
The Lord of justice is defied.
3 The wicked thinks, in foolish pride,
There is no God Who will repay;
He has no fear of God or man
Because God's judgments long delay.
4 Unmoved by fear of coming doom,
On fraud and wickedness intent,
With craft he lurks and waits to catch
The helpless and the innocent.
5 A lion crouching for his prey,
He waits the poor to overthrow;
He thinks that God remembers not,
Or hides His face and will not know.
6 Arise, O Lord, lift up Thy hand,
O God, protect the poor and meek;
Why should the proud Thy justice doubt,
And words of bold defiance speak?
7 O Lord, Thou wilt indeed requite,
The sin and sorrow Thou dost see;
The helpless and the fatherless
Commit themselves, O Lord, to Thee.
8 Break Thou the pow'r of wicked men
And let their works no longer stand;
The Lord is King for evermore,
Who drove the nations from His land.
9 Lord, Thou hast heard the lowly prayer,
The fainting heart Thou wilt restore,
The helpless cause Thou wilt maintain,
That mortal man may boast no more. Scripture: Psalm 10 Languages: English Tune Title: BRIGGS
Complaint Against the Wicked
A wicked life
Hymnal: Bible Songs #74 (1901) Topics: The Wicked Condemned First Line: The wicked's sin doth cause this thought Scripture: Psalm 36:1-4 Languages: English Tune Title: [The wicked's sin doth cause this thought]
A wicked life
The Righteous and the Evil-Doer
Hymnal: The Psalter #99 (1912) Topics: Death Of the Wicked; Judgments On the Wicked; The Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked; The Righteous Hated by the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of First Line: The wicked, watching for their prey Lyrics: 1 The wicked, watching for their prey,
Desire the righteous man to slay,
But God is on his side;
He will not leave him in their hands,
Nor count him guilty when he stands
In judgment to be tried.
2 Wait on the Lord and keep His way;
He will exalt thee, nor delay
To give the land to thee;
And when the wicked are cut off,
The wicked who against thee scoff,
Their judgment thou shalt see.
3 The wicked in great pow'r are seen,
Like spreading tree with foliage green
That grows in native ground.
I looked again, they were no more;
I sought the men so proud before,
But they could not be found.
4 Mark thou the upright day by day,
Behold the perfect in his way;
His journey ends in peace.
Destroyed at once shall rebels be;
Cut off from all posterity,
Their very name shall cease.
5 Salvation is from God, alone,
Whom as their covert saints have known
When by sore troubles tried;
The Lord Who helped in troubles past
Will save them to the very last,
For they in Him confide. Scripture: Psalm 37 Languages: English Tune Title: RAPTURE
The Righteous and the Evil-Doer
God the Righteous Judge
Hymnal: The Psalter #253 (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Judgments On the Wicked; Rulers Wicked; The Wicked Condemnation of; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; The Wicked Warned First Line: O Lord, Thou Judge of all the earth 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 devastate Thy chosen land?
3 The widow and the fatherless
They slay, and helpless strangers smith;
The faithful God they do not fear,
They say the Lord will not requite.
4 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?
5 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.
6 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.
7 The Lord will not cast off His own,
Nor His inheritance forsake;
Just judgment shall at length prevail,
And upright hearts shall courage take.
8 Who will arise for my defense
Against the wicked in the land?
Against iniquity and wrong
What man for me will valiant stand?
9 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.
10 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?
11 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.
12 Our God, the refuge of His saints,
Will fight against iniquity;
Avenger of the innocent
The Lord omnipotent will be. Scripture: Psalm 94 Languages: English Tune Title: LYTHAM
God the Righteous Judge
The Suffering Poor
Hymnal: Bible Songs #16 (1901) Topics: Judgments On Wicked; The Wicked Persecuting; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of First Line: Why doth the wicked man Scripture: Psalm 10:12-18 Languages: English Tune Title: [Why doth the wicked man]
The Suffering Poor
A Wicked Life
Hymnal: The Psalter #93 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Wicked Condemnation of First Line: The trespass of the wicked man Lyrics: 1 The trespass of the wicked man
Most plainly testifies
That fear of God's most holy Name
Is not before his eyes.
2 He cherishes the empty hope,
Although his sin be great,
It never shall be brought to light
And viewed with righteous hate.
3 The words he utters with his mouth
Are wickedness and lies;
He keeps himself from doing good,
And ceases to be wise.
4 While on his bed his thought he gives
To planning wickedness;
He sets himself in evil ways,
He shuns not to transgress. Scripture: Psalm 36 Languages: English Tune Title: CHIMES
A Wicked Life
Contrasted characters
Hymnal: Bible Songs #77 (1901) Topics: The Righteous Contrasted with Wicked; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed First Line: The wicked plot and gnash their teeth Scripture: Psalm 37:11-19 Languages: English Tune Title: [The wicked plot and gnash their teeth]
Contrasted characters
The Equity of God's Providence
Hymnal: Bible Songs #189 (1901) Topics: Judgments On Wicked; The Wicked Condemned; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Persecuting; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed; The Wicked Warned First Line: O God the Lord, to Whom alone Scripture: Psalm 94 Languages: English Tune Title: [O God the Lord, to Whom alone]
The Equity of God's Providence
The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #1 (1740) Topics: End of Righteous and Wicked; Love of God to the righteous, and hatred to the wicked First Line: Blest is the Man who shuns the Place Lyrics: 1 Blest is the Man who shuns the Place
Where Sinners love to meet;
Who fears to tread their wicked Ways,
And hates the Scoffer's Seat:
2 But in the Statutes of the Lord
Has plac'd his chief Delight;
By Day he reads or hears the Word,
And meditates by Night.
3 (He like a Plant of gen'rous Kind,
By living Waters set,
Safe from the Storms and blasting Wind,
Enjoys a peaceful State.]
4 Green as the Leaf, and ever fair
Shall his Profession shine;
While Fruit of Holiness appear
Like Clusters on the Vine.
5 Not so the Impious and Unjust;
What vain Designs they form!
Their Hopes are blown away like Dust,
Or Chaff before the Storm.
6 Sinners in Judgment shall not stand
Amongst the Sons of Grace,
When Christ the Judge at his right Hand,
Appoints his Saints a Place.
7 His Eye beholds the Path they tread,
His Heart approves it well;
But crooked Ways of Sinners lead
Down to the Gates of Hell.
Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English
The Way and End of the Righteous and the Wicked
The Lord the Righteous Judge
Hymnal: The Psalter #16 (1912) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Topics: Judgments On the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed; The Wicked Warned First Line: Wholehearted thanksgiving to Thee will I bring Lyrics: 1 Wholehearted thanksgiving to Thee I will bring;
In praise of Thy marvelous works I will sing,
In Thee I will joy and exultingly cry
Thy Name I will praise, O Jehovah Most High.
2 My enemies turn and are scattered in fear,
They stumble and perish because Thou art near;
For Thou hast defended my right and my cause,
Thou sittest in judgment, upholding Thy laws.
3 Rebuked are the nations, the wicked destroyed,
Their memory perished, their dwelling-place void;
Enthroned and eternal, Jehovah shall reign,
The peoples to judge and the right to maintain.
4 Thou, Lord, art a refuge for all the oppressed;
All trust Thee who know Thee, and trusting are blest;
For never, O Lord, did Thy mercy forsake
The soul that has sought of Thy grace to partake.
5 Give praise to Jehovah, the mighty deeds tell
Of Him Who has chosen in Zion to dwell,
Of Him to Whom justice and vengeance belong,
Who visits the lowly and overthrows wrong.
6 Behold my affliction, Thy mercy accord,
And back from death's portals restore me, O Lord,
That I in the gates of Thy Zion may raise
My song of salvation and show forth Thy praise.
7 The sins of the nations their ruin have wrought,
Their own evildoing destruction has brought;
In this the Lord's justice eternally stands,
That sinners are snared in the work of their hands.
8 The wicked shall perish, the nations shall fall
Forgetting their God, Who is God over all;
But God will remember the prayer of the weak,
Most surely fulfilling the hope of the meek.
9 Arise in Thy justice, O Lord, and Thy might,
No longer let sinners prevail in Thy sight;
Great Judge of the nations, in judgment appear
To humble the proud and to teach them to fear.
Scripture: Psalm 9 Languages: English Tune Title: FREDERICK
The Lord the Righteous Judge
Unshaken Faith Amid Danger
Hymnal: The Psalter #20 (1912) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Topics: Judgments On the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Warned First Line: In God will I trust, tho' my counselors say Lyrics: 1 In God will I trust, tho' my counselors say,
O flee as a bird to your mountain away;
The wicked are strong and the righteous are weak,
Foundations are shaken, yet God will I seek.
2 The Lord in His temple shall ever abide;
His throne is eternal, whatever betide.
The children of men He beholds from on high,
The wicked to punish, the righteous to try.
3 The Lord is most righteous, the Lord loves the right,
the evil He hates and will surely requite;
The wicked His anger will drive from their place,
The upright in rapture shall gaze on His face. Scripture: Psalm 11 Languages: English Tune Title: PROTECTION
Unshaken Faith Amid Danger
Sins of Hypocricy
Hymnal: The Psalter #138 (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Warned First Line: Thus speaks the Lord to wicked men Lyrics: 1 Thus speaks the Lord to wicked men:
My statues why do ye declare?
Why take My covenant in mouth,
Since ye for wisdom do not care?
For ye My holy words profane
And cast them from you in disdain.
2 Ye have consented with the thief,
Ye have partaken with the vile,
Your mouths to evil words ye give,
Your tongues proclaim deceit and guile,
Ye glory in your brother's shame,
Your mother's son do ye defame.
3 Thus have ye done; I silence kept,
And this has been your secret thought,
That i was wholly as yourselves,
To take your evil deeds as nought;
I will reprove you and array
Your deeds before your eyes this day.
4 Consider this, who God forget,
Lest I destroy with none to free;
Who offers sacrifice of thanks,
He glorifies and honors Me;
To him who orders well his way
Salvation free I will display. Scripture: Psalm 50 Languages: English Tune Title: RAKEM
Sins of Hypocricy
Earnest Appeal Against Enemies
Hymnal: The Psalter #148 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked; The Wicked Condemnation of; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of First Line: Jehovah, to my prayer give ear 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.
2 My enemies lift up their voice,
The violent oppress;
To do me wrong my foes rejoice,
And love my soul's distress.
3 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.
4 O had I wings, sigh and say,
Like some swift dove to roam,
Then would I hasten far away
And find a peaceful home.
5 Lo, wand'ring far my rest should be
In some lone desert waste;
I from the stormy wind would flee,
And to a shelter haste.
6 O Lord, their malice recompense,
Their wicked tongues confound,
For in the city violence
And bitter strife abound.
7 They walk her walls both night and day,
Within all vices meet;
Oppression, fraud, and crime hold sway,
Nor leave the crowded street.
8 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: GIVE
Earnest Appeal Against Enemies
The Blessedness of the Godly
Hymnal: The Psalter #1 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Separation from; The Wicked Warned First Line: That man is blest who, fearing God Lyrics: 1 That man is blest who, fearing God,
From sin restrains his feet,
Who will not stand with wicked men,
Who shuns the scorners' seat.
2 Yea, blest is he who makes God's law
His portion and delight,
And meditates upon that law
With gladness day and night.
3 That man is nourished like a tree
Set by the rivers' side;
Its leaf is green, its fruit is sure,
And thus his works abide.
4 The wicked like the driven chaff
Are swept from off the land;
They shall not gather with the just,
Nor in the judgment stand.
5 The Lord will guard the righteous well,
Their way to Him is known;
The way of sinners, far from God,
Shall surely be o'erthrown. Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English Tune Title: MEDITATION
The Blessedness of the Godly
The Difference between the Righteous and the Wicked
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #3 (1740) Topics: End of Righteous and Wicked; Love of God to the righteous, and hatred to the wicked First Line: Happy the Man, whose cautious Feet Lyrics: 1 Happy the Man, whose cautious Feet
Shun the broad Way that Sinners go,
Who hates the Place where Atheists meet,
And fears to talk as Scoffers do.
2 He loves t' employ the Morning-Light
Amongst the Statutes of the Lord;
And spends the wakeful Hours of Night,
With Pleasure, pondering o'er the Word.
3 He like a Plant by gentle Streams,
Shall flourish in immortal Green;
And Heav'n will shine with kindest Beams
On every Work his Hands begin.
4 But Sinners find their Counsels crost;
As Chaff before the Tempest flies,
So shall their Hopes be blown and lost,
When the last Trumpet shakes the Skies.
5 In vain the Rebel seeks to stand
In Judgment with the pious Race:
The dreadful Judge with stern Command,
Divides him to a different Place.
6 "Strait is the Way my Saints have trod,
"I blessed the Path, and drew it plain;
"But you would chuse the crooked Road;
"And down it leads to endless Pain." Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English
The Difference between the Righteous and the Wicked
The Good Man's Steps Are Led Aright
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #72 (1934) Meter: 8.8.6 D Topics: Punishment Of The Wicked; Righteous And Wicked Contrasted Lyrics: 1 The good man's steps are led aright,
His way is pleasing in God's sight,
Established it shall stand;
He shall not perish though he fall,
The mighty Lord, who rules o'er all,
Upholds him with His hand.
2 Though I am old who young have been,
No saint have I forsaken seen,
Nor yet his home in need;
He ever lends in gracious ways,
His life true charity displays,
His sons are blest indeed.
3 Depart from evil, do thou well,
And evermore securely dwell;
Jehovah loves the right.
His faithfulness His saints have proved,
Forever they shall stand unmoved,
But sinners God will smite.
4 The righteous, through His favoring hand,
Shall yet inherit all the land
And dwell therein for aye;
He talks of wisdom and of right,
In God's pure law is his delight,
His steps go not astray.
5 The wicked, watching for their prey,
Desire the righteous man to slay,
But God is on his side;
He will not leave him in their hands,
Nor count him guilty when he stands
In judgment to be tried.
6 Wait on the Lord and keep His way;
He will exalt thee, nor delay
To give the land to thee;
And when the wicked are cut off,
The wicked who against thee scoff,
Their judgment thou shalt see.
7 The wicked in great power are seen,
Like spreading tree with foliage green
That grows in native ground.
I looked again, they were no more;
I sought the men so proud before,
But they could not be found.
8 Mark thou the upright day by day,
Behold the perfect in his way,
His journey ends in peace.
Destroyed at once shall rebels be;
Cut off from all posterity,
Their very name shall cease.
9 Salvation is from God alone,
Whom as their covert saints have known
When by sore troubles tried;
The Lord, who helped in troubles past,
Will save them to the very last,
For they in Him confide.
Scripture: Psalm 37 Languages: English Tune Title: PRESSLY
The Good Man's Steps Are Led Aright
Contrasted Characters
Hymnal: The Psalter #96 (1912) Topics: Afflictions From the Wicked; Death Of the Wicked; The Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked; The Righteous Hated by the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of First Line: Rest in the Lord and be thou still Lyrics: 1 Rest in the Lord and be thou still,
With patience wait His holy will,
Enduring to the end.
Fret not tho' sinners' gains increase;
forsake thy wrath, from anger cease;
It will to evil tend.
2 The evildoer soon shall die,
But those that on the Lord rely
Shall all the land obtain;
A little while and thou shalt see
That wicked men cut off shall be,
They shall be sought in vain.
3 Yea, thou shalt soon consider well
The place where they were wont to dwell,
And it shall not be found;
But saints shall all the land possess,
And find delight and happiness
where fruits of peace abound.
4 The vile may plot against the just
who in the Lord Jehovah trust,
But God will scorn them all;
The Lord their coming day shall see,
When broken all their pow'r shall be,
And ruin on them fall.
Scripture: Psalm 37 Languages: English Tune Title: KINGSTON
Contrasted Characters
The Final Sentence and Misery of the Wicked
Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #DLXXII (1792) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Judgment day Sentence on the wicked First Line: And will the judge descend? Lyrics: 1 And will the judge descend?
And must the dead arise?
And not a single soul escape
His all-discerning eyes?
2 And from his righteous lips
Shall this dread sentence sound;
And thro' the numerous guilty throng,
Spread black despair around?
3 "Depart from me, accurs'd,
"To everlasting flame,
"For rebel angels first prepar'd,
"Where mercy never came."
4 How will my heart endure
The terrors of that day:
When earth and heaven, before his face,
Astonish'd shrink away?
5 But ere that trumpet shakes
The mansions of the dead;
Hark, from the gospel's cheering sound,
What joyful tidings spread!
6 Ye sinners, seek his grace,
Whose wrath ye cannot bear;
Fly to the shelter of his cross,
And find salvation there.
7 So shall that curse remove;
By which the savior bled;
And the last awful day shall pour
his blessings on your head. Languages: English
The Final Sentence and Misery of the Wicked
The Righteous and Unrighteous
Hymnal: The Psalter #2a (1912) Topics: The Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Separation from; The Wicked Warned First Line: Blest is he who loves God's precepts Lyrics: 1 Blest is he who loves God's precepts,
Who from sin restrains his feet,
He who will not stand with sinners,
He who shuns the scorners' seat.
2 Blest is he who makes the statutes
Of the Lord his chief delight,
In God's law, divinely perfect,
Meditating day and night.
3 He is like a tree well planted
By the flowing river's side,
Ever green of leaf and fruitful;
Thus shall all his works abide.
4 Like the driven chaff the wicked
Shall be swept from off the land;
With the just they shall not gather,
Nor shall in the judgement stand.
5 Well the Lord will guard the righteous,
For their way to Him is known;
But the way of evildoers
Shall by Him be overthrown.
Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English Tune Title: REDEEMER
The Righteous and Unrighteous
The Righteous and Unrighteous
Hymnal: The Psalter #2b (1912) Topics: The Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Separation from; The Wicked Warned First Line: Blest is he who loves God's precepts Lyrics: 1 Blest is he who loves God's precepts,
Who from sin restrains his feet,
He who will not stand with sinners,
He who shuns the scorners' seat.
2 Blest is he who makes the statutes
Of the Lord his chief delight,
In God's law, divinely perfect,
Meditating day and night.
3 He is like a tree well planted
By the flowing river's side,
Ever green of leaf and fruitful;
Thus shall all his works abide.
4 Like the driven chaff the wicked
Shall be swept from off the land;
With the just they shall not gather,
Nor shall in the judgement stand.
5 Well the Lord will guard the righteous,
For their way to Him is known;
But the way of evildoers
Shall by Him be overthrown. Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English Tune Title: SARDIS
The Righteous and Unrighteous
Confidence in Divine Justice
Hymnal: The Psalter #13 (1912) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Topics: Judgments On the Wicked; The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed First Line: Jehovah, my God, on Thy help I depend Lyrics: 1 Jehovah, my God, on Thy help I depend;
From all that pursue me O save and defend;
Lest they like a lion should rend me at will,
while no one is near me their raging to still.
2 When wronged without cause I have kindness returned;
But if I my neighbor maltreated and spurned,
My soul let the enemy seize for his prey,
My life and my honor in dust let him lay.
3 O Lord, in Thy wrath stay the rage of my foes;
Awake, and Thy judgment ordained interpose.
Let peoples surround Thee and wait at Thy feet,
While o'er them for judgment Thou takest Thy seat.
4 All nations of men shall be judged by the Lord;
To me, O Jehovah, just judgment accord,
As faithful and righteous in life I have been,
And ever integrity cherished within.
5 Establish the righteous, let evil depart,
For God Who is just tries the tho'ts of the heart.
In God for defense I have placed all my trust;
The upright He saves and He judges the just.
6 The Lord with the wicked is wroth every day,
And if they repent not is ready to slay;
By manifold ruin for others prepared
They surely at last shall themselves be ensnared.
7 Because He is righteous His praise I will sing,
Thanksgiving and honor to Him I will bring,
Will sing to the Lord on Whose grace I rely,
Extolling the Name of Jehovah Most High. Scripture: Psalm 7 Languages: English Tune Title: PAULINA
Confidence in Divine Justice
GOD loves the Righteous, and hates the Wicked
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #19 (1740) Topics: Love of God to the righteous, and hatred to the wicked First Line: My Refuge is the God of Love Lyrics: 1 My Refuge is the GOD of Love,
Why do my Foes insult, and cry,
"Fly like a timorous, trembling dove,
"To distant Woods or Mountains fly."
2 If Government be all destroy'd,
(That firm Foundation of our Peace)
And Violence make Justice void,
Where shall the righteous seek Redress?
3 The Lord in Heaven has fix'd his Throne,
His Eye surveys the World below;
To him all mortal Things are known,
His Eye-lids search our Spirits through.
4 If he afflicts his Saints so far,
To prove their Love, and try their Grace,
What may the bold Transgressors fear?
His very Soul abhors their ways.
5 On impious Wretches he shall rain
Tempests of Brimstone, fire and Death,
Such as he kindled on the Plain
Of Sodom, with his angry breath.
6 The righteous Lord loves righteous Souls,
Whose Thoughts and Actions are sincere;
And with a gracious Eye beholds
The Men that his own Image bear.
Scripture: Psalm 11 Languages: English
GOD loves the Righteous, and hates the Wicked
God Our Resort in Trouble
Hymnal: The Psalter #80 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Afflictions From the Wicked; The Righteous Hated by the Wicked; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of First Line: In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust Lyrics: 1 In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust,
I call upon Thy Name;
O save me in thy righteousness,
Nor let me suffer shame.
2 Bow down Thy ear to my request,
And swift deliv'rance send;
Be Thou to me a rock of strength,
A fortress to defend.
3 Since Thou my rock and fortress art,
My leader be, and guide;
From all temptation rescue me,
Thou dost my strength abide.
4 To Thee my spirit I commend;
Redemption is with Thee,
O Thou Jehovah, God of truth,
Who hast delivered me.
5 I hate all those that love the false,
My trust is in the Lord;
I will be glad, and joyfully
Thy mercy will record.
6 For my affliction Thou hast seen,
And known my many woes;
Thou hast not let me be enslaved,
But freed me from my foes.
7 Show mercy, Lord, to me distressed,
And send my soul relief,
My life is spent with bitterness,
My strength consumed with grief.
8 I mourn and fail because of sin,
Friends turn in dread away;
Reproached am I and terrified,
While foes conspire to slay.
9 But, Lord, in Thee is all my trust,
Thou art my God, I cried;
My life, my times are in Thy hand,
I in Thy strength confide.
10 From all that persecute my soul
thy gracious help I crave;
O smile upon thy servant, Lord,
And in Thy mercy save.
11 Let me not be ashamed, O Lord,
I plead with Thee to save;
but let the wicked be ashamed,
And silent in the grave.
12 Yea, let their lips henceforth be mute
Who words of falsehood seek,
The lips which with contempt and pride
Against the righteous speak.
Scripture: Psalm 31 Languages: English Tune Title: BRECON
God Our Resort in Trouble
Well-Doing and Well-Being
Hymnal: The Psalter #97 (1912) Topics: Death Of the Wicked; The Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of First Line: A little that the righteous hold Lyrics: 1 A little that the righteous hold
Is better far than wealth untold
Of many wicked men;
Destroyed shall be their arm of pride,
But they who in the Lord confide
Shall be upholden then.
2 He knows the days the perfect live,
To them a heritage will give
Which ever shall abide;
In evil times no shame they know,
And in the days of famine's woe
They shall be satisfied.
3 Although the wicked prospered seem,
At last they vanish like a dream
And perish in a day;
Jehovah's foes shall soon appear
Like fields once fair, now brown and sere;
Like smoke they fade away.
4 They borrow oft and pay not back,
But righteous men do nothing lack,
And give with gracious hand;
Those cursed by Him shall be destroyed,
But such as have His grace enjoyed,
They shall possess the land. Scripture: Psalm 37 Languages: English Tune Title: GANGES
Well-Doing and Well-Being
Confession and Trust
Hymnal: The Psalter #149 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Death Of the Wicked; The Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked; The Wicked Condemnation of; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of First Line: On God, alone my soul relies Lyrics: 1 On God alone my soul relies,
And He will soon relieve;
The Lord will hear my plaintive cries
At morning, noon, and eve.
2 He has redeemed my soul in peace,
From conflict set me free;
My many foes are made to cease,
And strive no more with me.
3 The living God in righteousness
Will recompense with shame
the men who, hardened by success,
Forget to fear His Name.
4 All treach'rous friends who overreach
And break their plighted troth,
Who hide their hate with honeyed speech,
With such the Lord is wroth.
5 Upon the Lord thy burden cast,
To Him bring all thy care;
He will sustain and hold thee fast,
And give thee strength to bear.
6 God will not let His saints be moved;
Protected, they shall see
Their foes cut off and sin reproved;
O God, I trust in Thee.
Scripture: Psalm 55 Languages: English Tune Title: ASCRIPTION
Confession and Trust
Wickedness and Retribution
Hymnal: The Psalter #156a (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Rulers Wicked; The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Fate of First Line: Do ye, O men, speak righteousness Lyrics: 1 Do ye, O men, speak righteousness
And upright judgment mete?
Nay, in your hearts is wickedness,
And in you hands deceit.
2 the wicked, from their earliest days,
in sin are gone astray,
With froward heart, in foolish pride,
From wisdom turned away.
3 The God of vengeance will destroy
The wicked from His sight;
The Lord will bring to nought their pow'r,
And scatter all their might.
4 The good shall triumph and rejoice,
And this shall be confessed;
On earth the God of justice reigns,
And righteousness is blessed.
Scripture: Psalm 58 Languages: English Tune Title: BONE PASTOR
Wickedness and Retribution
Wickedness and Retribution
Hymnal: The Psalter #156b (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Rulers Wicked; The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Fate of First Line: Do ye, O men, speak righteousness Lyrics: 1 Do ye, O men, speak righteousness
And upright judgment mete?
Nay, in your hearts is wickedness,
And in you hands deceit.
2 The wicked, from their earliest days,
in sin are gone astray,
With froward heart, in foolish pride,
From wisdom turned away.
3 The God of vengeance will destroy
The wicked from His sight;
The Lord will bring to nought their pow'r,
And scatter all their might.
4 The good shall triumph and rejoice,
And this shall be confessed;
On earth the God of justice reigns,
And righteousness is blessed.
Scripture: Psalm 58 Languages: English Tune Title: SWANWICK
Wickedness and Retribution
The Righteous Judgment of God
Hymnal: The Psalter #206 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Judgments On the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Warned First Line: To Thee, o God, we render thanks Lyrics: 1 To Thee, O God, we render thanks,
To Thee give thanks sincere,
Because Thy wondrous works declare
That Thou art ever near.
2 Thy righteous judgment, Thou hast said,
Shall in due time appear,
And thou Who didst establish it
Wilt fill the earth with fear.
3 Thou teachest meekness to the proud,
And makest sinners know
That none is judge but God alone,
To honor or bring low.
4 Jehovah holds a cup of wrath,
And holds it not in vain,
For all the wicked of the earth
Its bitter dregs shall drain.
5 The God of Israel I will praise
And all His glory show;
The righteous He will high exalt
And bring the wicked low.
Scripture: Psalm 75 Languages: English Tune Title: BOSTON
The Righteous Judgment of God
Triumphant Confidence
Hymnal: Bible Songs #114a (1901) Topics: Death Of the Wicked; The Righteous Contrasted with Wicked; The Wicked Condemned; The Wicked Fate of First Line: But as for me, I'll call on God Scripture: Psalm 55:12-19 Languages: English Tune Title: [But as for me, I'll call on God]
Triumphant Confidence
That Man is Blest Who, Fearing God
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #1 (1934) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Punishment Of The Wicked; Righteous And Wicked Contrasted Lyrics: 1 That man is blest who, fearing God,
From sin restrains his feet,
Who will not stand with wicked men,
Who shuns the scorners' seat.
2 Yea, blest is he who makes God's law
His portion and delight,
And meditates upon that law
With gladness day and night.
3 That man is nourished like a tree
Set by the river's side;
Its leaf is green, its fruit is sure,
And thus his works abide.
4 The wicked like the driven chaff
Are swept from off the land;
They shall not gather with the just,
Nor in the judgment stand.
5 The Lord will guard the righteous well,
Their way to Him is known;
The way of sinners, far from God,
Shall surely be o'erthrown. Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English Tune Title: MEDITATION
That Man is Blest Who, Fearing God
Pleadings of Prayer
Hymnal: Bible Songs #7 (1901) Topics: The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; The Wicked Warned First Line: O Jehovah, hear my words Scripture: Psalm 5 Languages: English Tune Title: [O Jehovah, hear my words]
Pleadings of Prayer
The Slandered Saint's Refuge
Hymnal: Bible Songs #11 (1901) Topics: Judgments On Wicked; The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed First Line: O Lord my God, in thee Scripture: Psalm 7 Languages: English Tune Title: [O Lord my God, in thee do I]
The Slandered Saint's Refuge
In God Will I Trust, Though My Counselors Say
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #17 (1934) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Topics: Punishment Of The Wicked Lyrics: 1 In God will I trust, though my counselors say,
O flee as a bird to your mountain away;
The wicked are strong and the righteous are weak,
Foundations are shaken, yet God will I seek.
2 The Lord in His temple shall ever abide,
His throne is eternal, whatever betide;
The children of men He beholds from on high,
The wicked to punish, the righteous to try.
3 The Lord is most righteous, the Lord loves the right,
The evil He hates and will surely requite;
The wicked His anger will drive from their place,
The upright in rapture shall gaze on His face. Scripture: Psalm 11 Languages: English Tune Title: PROTECTION
In God Will I Trust, Though My Counselors Say
Our refuge is the Lord
Hymnal: Bible Songs #27 (1901) Topics: Afflictions From the Wicked; The Righteous Contrasted with Wicked; The Wicked Condemned; The Wicked Separation from First Line: Lord, hear the right, attend my cry Scripture: Psalm 17 Languages: English Tune Title: [Lord, hear the right, attend my cry]
Our refuge is the Lord
The resort of the godly is trouble
Hymnal: Bible Songs #64 (1901) Topics: Afflictions From the Wicked; The Righteous Hated by the Wicked; The Wicked Persecuting; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of First Line: Defend me, Lord, from shame Scripture: Psalm 31 Languages: English Tune Title: [Defend me, Lord, from shame]
The resort of the godly is trouble
God the avenger of wrong
Hymnal: Bible Songs #73 (1901) Topics: The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Persecuting; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed First Line: Lord, plead my cause against my foes Scripture: Psalm 35 Languages: English Tune Title: [Lord, plead my cause against my foes]
God the avenger of wrong
The Evil-Doer Warned
Hymnal: Bible Songs #110 (1901) Topics: The Righteous Contrasted with Wicked; The Wicked Condemned; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Warned First Line: O mighty man, why boast in sin Scripture: Psalm 52 Languages: English Tune Title: [O mighty man, why boast in sin]
The Evil-Doer Warned
Petitions for Deliverance
Hymnal: The Psalter #185 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Righteous Hated by the Wicked; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; Afflictions From the Wicked First Line: In full assurance of Thy grace 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
Petitions for Deliverance
Blest is the Man who shuns the Place
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P1a (1766) Topics: End of Righteous and Wicked; Love of God to the righteous, and hatred to the wicked; Way of Righteous and Wicked Lyrics: 1 Blest is the Man who shuns the Place
Where Sinners love to meet;
Who fears to tread their wicked Ways,
And hates the Scoffer's Seat:
2 But in the Statutes of the Lord
Has plac'd his chief Delight;
By Day he reads or hears the Word,
And meditates by Night.
3 [He like a Plant of gen'rous Kind,
By living Waters set,
Safe from the Storms and blasting Wind,
Enjoys a peaceful State.]
4 Green as the Leaf, and ever fair
Shall his Profession shine;
While Fruit of Holiness appear
Like Clusters on the Vine.
5 Not so the Impious and unjust;
What vain Designs they form!
Their Hopes are blown away like Dust,
Or Chaff before the Storm.
6 Sinners in Judgment shall not stand
Amongst the Sons of Grace,
When Christ the Judge at his right Hand,
Appoints his Saints a Place.
7 His Eye beholds the Path they tread,
His Heart approves it well;
But crooked Ways of Sinners lead
Down to the Gates of Hell.
Scripture: Psalm 1 Languages: English
Blest is the Man who shuns the Place
The Blessedness of the Godly
Hymnal: Bible Songs #1 (1901) Topics: The Righteous Contrasted with Wicked; The Wicked Fate of; The Wicked Separation from; The Wicked Warned First Line: How blest and happy is the man Scripture: Psalm 1:1-4 Languages: English Tune Title: [How blest and happy is the man]
The Blessedness of the Godly
Why Standest Thou Afar, O Lord
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #16 (1934) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Punishment Of The Wicked Lyrics: 1 Why standest Thou afar, O Lord,
Why art Thou hid in trouble's hour?
The wicked persecute the poor
In haughty pride and reckless power.
2 Let their devices work their fall,
For in their shame is all their pride;
And while they seek unrighteous gain,
The Lord of justice is defied.
3 The wicked thinks, in foolish pride,
There is no God who will repay;
He has no fear of God or man
Because God's judgments long delay.
4 Unmoved by fear of coming doom,
On fraud and wickedness intent,
With craft he lurks and waits to catch
The helpless and the innocent.
5 A lion crouching for his prey,
He waits the poor to overthrow;
He thinks that God remembers not,
Or hides His face and will not know.
6 Arise, O Lord, lift up Thy hand,
O God, protect the poor and meek;
Why should the proud Thy justice doubt,
And words of bold defiance speak?
7 O Lord, Thou wilt indeed requite,
The sin and sorrow Thou dost see;
The helpless and the fatherless
Commit themselves, O Lord, to Thee.
8 Break Thou the power of wicked men
And let their works no longer stand;
The Lord is King for evermore,
Who drove the nations from His land.
9 Lord, Thou hast heard the lowly prayer,
The fainting heart Thou wilt restore,
The helpless cause Thou wilt maintain,
That mortal man may boast no more. Scripture: Psalm 10 Languages: English Tune Title: BROOKFIELD
Why Standest Thou Afar, O Lord
Fret not Thyself, nor Envious Be
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #70 (1934) Meter: 8.8.6 D Topics: Punishment Of The Wicked; Righteous And Wicked Contrasted Lyrics: 1 Fret not thyself, nor envious be,
When wicked workers thou shalt see,
Who prosper in their way;
For like the grass they perish soon,
And, like the herb cut down at noon,
They wither in a day.
2 Trust in the Lord and still do well,
Within the land securely dwell,
Feed on His faithfulness;
Delight thee also in the Lord,
And to thy heart He will accord
The good it would possess.
3 Yea, to the Lord thy way is know;
Confide in Him Who on the throne
Abides in power divine;
Thy righteousness He shall display;
Resplendent as the light of day,
It shall unclouded shine.
4 Rest in the Lord and be thou still,
With patience wait His holy will,
Enduring to the end.
Fret not though sinners’ gains increase;
Forsake thy wrath, from anger cease;
It will to evil tend.
5 The evil-doer soon shall die,
But those that on the Lord rely
Shall all the land obtain.
A little while and thou shalt see
That wicked man cut off shall be,
They shall be sought in vain.
6 Yea, thou shalt soon consider well
The place where they were wont to dwell,
And it shall not be found;
But saints shall all the land possess,
And find delight and happiness
Where fruits of peace abound.
7 The vile may plot against the just
Who in the Lord Jehovah trust,
But God will scorn them all;
The Lord their coming day shall see,
When broken all their power shall be,
And ruin on them fall.
Scripture: Psalm 37 Languages: English Tune Title: JOSEPHINE
Fret not Thyself, nor Envious Be
A Little That the Righteous Hold
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #71 (1934) Meter: 8.8.6 D Topics: Punishment Of The Wicked; Righteous And Wicked Contrasted Lyrics: 1 A little that the righteous hold
Is better far than wealth untold
Of many wicked men;
Destroyed shall be their arm of pride,
But they who in the Lord confide
Shall be upholden then.
2 He knows the days the perfect live,
To them a heritage will give
Which ever shall abide;
In evil times no shame they know,
And in the days of famine's woe
They shall be satisfied.
3 Although the wicked prospered seem,
At last they vanish like a dream
And perish in a day;
Jehovah's foes shall soon appear
Like fields once fair, now brown and sere;
Like smoke they fade away.
4 They borrow oft and pay not back,
But righteous men do nothing lack,
And give with gracious hand;
Those cursed by Him shall be destroyed,
But such as have His grace enjoyed,
They shall possess the land Scripture: Psalm 37 Languages: English Tune Title: RAMOTH
A Little That the Righteous Hold
The Secret of a Happy Life
Hymnal: The Psalter #89 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Judgments On the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of First Line: Ye children, come, give ear to me Lyrics: 1 Ye children, come, give ear to me
And learn Jehovah's fear;
He who would long and happy live,
Let him my counsel hear.
2 Restrain thy lips from speaking guile,
From wicked speech depart,
From evil turn and do the good,
Seek peace with all thy heart.
3 Jehovah's eyes are on the just,
He hearkens to their cry;
Against the wicked sets His face,
Their very name shall die.
4 The Lord may suffer many griefs
Upon the just to fall,
But He will bring them safely through,
Deliv'ring them from all.
5 By evil are the evil slain,
And they that hate the just;
But all His servants God redeems,
And safe in Him they trust. Scripture: Psalm 34 Languages: English Tune Title: ALEXANDRIA
The Secret of a Happy Life
The Safety of Believers
Hymnal: The Psalter #91a (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Judgments On the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of First Line: God guards the good with watchful eyes Lyrics: 1 God guards the good with watchful eye,
His ear attentive to their cry,
Against the wicked sets His face,
From earth their mem'ry to erase.
2 The righteous cry, Jehovah hears,
And rescues them from all their fears;
The Lord draws nigh to broken hearts,
To contrite spirits help imparts.
3 Afflictions on the good must fall,
But God will bring them safe thro' all;
From harmful stroke He will defend,
And sure and full deliv'rance send.
4 By evil are the evil slain,
The hope of sinful men is fain;
The wicked, who the righteous hate,
Their condemnation shall be great.
5 The Lord redemption will provide
For all who in His grace confide;
From condemnation they are clear
Who trust in Him with holy fear.
Scripture: Psalm 34 Languages: English Tune Title: ABENDS
The Safety of Believers
The Safety of Believers
Hymnal: The Psalter #91b (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Judgments On the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of First Line: God guards the good with watchful eyes Lyrics: 1 God guards the good with watchful eye,
His ear attentive to their cry,
Against the wicked sets His face,
From earth their mem'ry to erase.
2 The righteous cry, Jehovah hears,
And rescues them from all their fears;
The Lord draws nigh to broken hearts,
To contrite spirits help imparts.
3 Afflictions on the good must fall,
But God will bring them safe thro' all;
From harmful stroke He will defend,
And sure and full deliv'rance send.
4 By evil are the evil slain,
The hope of sinful men is vain;
The wicked, who the righteous hate,
Their condemnation shall be great.
5 The Lord redemption will provide
For all who in His grace confide;
From condemnation they are clear
Who trust in Him with holy fear. Scripture: Psalm 34 Languages: English Tune Title: PENTECOST
The Safety of Believers
God Our Advocate and Judge
Hymnal: The Psalter #92 (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed First Line: Be Thou my helper in the strife Lyrics: 1 Be Thou my helper in the strife,
O Lord, my strong defender be;
Thy mighty shield protect my life,
Thy spear confront the enemy,
Amid the conflict, O my Lord,
Thy precious promise let me hear,
The faithful, reassuring word:
I am thy Saviour, do not fear.
2 Ashamed, confounded let them be
Who seek my ruin and disgrace;
O let Thy angel fight for me,
And drive my foes before his face.
Without a cause my life they sought,
Without a case their plots they laid;
Themselves within their snares be caught,
And be my crafty foes dismayed.
3 My soul is joyful in the Lord,
In His salvation I rejoice;
To Him my heart will praise accord
And bless His Name with thankful voice.
For who, O Lord, is like to Thee,
Defender of the poor and meek?
The needy Thy salvation see
When mighty foes their ruin seek.
4 Unrighteous witnesses have stood
And told of crimes beyond belief;
Returning evil for my good,
They overwhelm my soul with grief.
When in affliction they were sad,
I wept and made their grief my own;
But in my trouble they are glad
And strive that I may be o'erthrown.
5 O Lord, how long wilt Thou delay?
My soul for Thy salvation waits;
My thankfulness I will display
Amid the crowds that throng Thy gates.
Let not my enemies rejoice
And wrongfully exult o'er me;
They speak not peace, but lift their voice
To trouble those that peaceful be.
6 My foes with joy my woes survey,
but Thou, O Lord, hast seen it all;
O be no longer far away,
Nor silent when on Thee I call.
O haste to my deliverance now,
O Lord, my righteous cause maintain;
My Lord and God alone art Thou;
Awake, and make thy justice plain.
7 O Lord my God, I look to Thee,
Be Thou my righteous Judge, I pray;
Let not my foes exult o'er me
And laugh with joy at my dismay.
With shame and trouble those requite
Who would my righteous cause destroy;
But those who in the good delight,
Let them be glad and shout for joy.
8 Yea, let the Lord be magnified,
Because Thy servants Thou dost bless;
And I, from morn till eventide,
Will daily praise Thy righteousness.
My soul is joyful in the Lord,
In His salvation I rejoice;
To Him my heart will praise accord
And bless His Name with thankful voice.
Scripture: Psalm 35 Languages: English Tune Title: CATHERINE
God Our Advocate and Judge
An Answer to Distrust
Hymnal: The Psalter #95 (1912) Topics: Death Of the Wicked; The Righteous Contrasted with the Wicked; The Wicked Fate of First Line: Fret not thyself, nor envious be Lyrics: 1 Fret not thyself, nor envious be,
When wicked workers thou shalt see,
Who prosper in their way;
For like the grass they perish soon,
And, like the herb cut down at noon,
They wither in a day.
2 Trust in the Lord and still do well,
Within the land securely dwell,
Feed on His faithfulness;
Delight thee also in the Lord,
And to thy heart He will accord
The good it would possess.
3 Yea, to the Lord thy way is know;
Confide in Him Who on the throne
Abides in pow'r divine;
Thy righteousness He shall display;
Resplendent as the light of day,
It shall unclouded shine. Scripture: Psalm 37 Languages: English Tune Title: JOSEPHINE
An Answer to Distrust
Prayer for Protection
Hymnal: The Psalter #165 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Wicked Condemnation of; The Wicked Self-Destroyed First Line: Hear, Lord, the voice of my complaint Lyrics: 1 Hear Lord, the voice of my complaint,
Preserve my life from fear,
Hide me from plotting enemies
And evil crowding near.
The workers of iniquity
Their deadly shafts prepare;
They aim at me their treach'rous words;
O save me from their snare.
2 The wicked in their base designs
Grow arrogant and bold;
Conspiring secretly they think
That God will not behold;
They search out more iniquity,
Their tho'ts and plans are deep,
But God will smite, for He is near
His saints to guard and keep.
3 The wicked, by their sins o'ercome,
Shall soon be bro't to shame;
The hand of God shall yet appear,
And all shall fear His Name.
The just shall triumph in the Lord,
Their trust shall be secure,
And endless glory then shall crown
The upright and the pure.
Scripture: Psalm 64 Languages: English Tune Title: MONORA
Prayer for Protection
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