459 .84 1814 PSALMS selected from the Psalms of David according to TATE and BRADr's version. PSALMS OF PRAISE AND ADORATION, PSALM I. FIRST METRE. From the 8th of David. 1 0 THOU, to whom all creatures bow Through all the world how great art thou, In heav'n thy wondrous acts are sung, And yet thou mak'st the infant tongue 3 When heav'n, thy beaut'ous work on high, The moon, that nightly rules the sky, 4 What's man (say 1) that, Lord, thou lov'st Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st 5, Him next in power thou didst create Ordain'd, with dignity and state, 6 They jointly own his powerful sway; 70 thou, to whom all creatures bow PSALM II. From the 9th of David. 1 TO celebrate thy praise, O Lord! To all the listening world thy works, 2 The thought of them shall to my soul Whilst to thy name, O thou most High, 3 The Lord forever lives, who has 4 God is a constant, sure defence As troubles rise, his needful aids 5 All those who have his goodness prov❜d, PSALM III. From the 19th of David. 1 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, Which that alone can fill; The firmament and stars express 2 The dawn of each returning day 3 Their pow'rful language to no realm 'Tis nature's voice, and understood Alike by all mankind. 4 Their doctrine does its sacred sense 5 From east to west, from west to east, PSALM IV. From the 33d of David. 1 LET all the just, to God, with joy, 2 For faithful is the word of God; 3 By his almighty word, at first, Heaven's glorious arch was rear'd; And all the beaut'ous hosts of light At his command appear'd. 4 The swelling floods, together roll'd, He makes in heaps to lie; |