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PSALM LXXXV.

1. THY land to favour graciously
Thou hast not Lord been slack;
Thou hast from hard captivity
Returned Jacob back.

2. The iniquity thou didst forgive
That wrought thy people woe;
And as their sin, that did thee grieve,
Hast hid, where none shall know.

3. Thine anger all thou hadst remov'd, And calmly didst return

From thy fierce wrath which we had prov'd Far worse than fire to burn.

4. God of our saving health and peace,
Turn us, and us restore;
Thine indignation cause to cease
Towards us, and chide no more.

5. Wilt thou be angry without end, For ever angry thus ?

Wilt thou thy frowning ire extend

From age to age on us?

6. Wilt thou not turn and hear our voice,

And us again revive,

That so thy people may rejoice

By thee preserv'd alive?

7. Cause us to see thy goodness, Lord,

To us thy mercy shew;

Thy saving health to us afford,

And life in us renew.

8. And now, what God the Lord will speak,

I will go straight and hear,

For to his people he speaks peace,

And to his saints full dear,

To his dear saints he will speak peace;

But let them never more

Return to folly, but surcease
To trespass as before.

9. Surely, to such as do him fear

Salvation is at hand;

And glory shall ere long appear
To dwell within our land.

10. Mercy and Truth, that long were miss'd Now joyfully are met;

Sweet Peace and Righteousness have kiss'd, And hand in hand are set.

11. Truth from the earth, like to a flower, Shall bud and blossom then ;

And Justice, from her heavenly bower,
Look down on mortal men.

12. The Lord will also then bestow
Whatever thing is good;

Our land shall forth in plenty throw
Her fruits to be our food.

13. Before him Righteousness shall go; His royal Harbinger:

Then will he come, and not be slow,

His footsteps cannot err.

PSALM LXXXVI.

1. THY gracious ear, O Lord, incline,

O hear me, I thee pray;

For I am poor, and almost pine
With need, and sad decay.

2. Preserve my soul; for I have trod
Thy ways, and love the just;
Save thou thy servant, O my God,
Who still in thee doth trust.

3. Pity me, Lord, for daily thee
I call; 4. O make rejoice

Thy servant's soul; for Lord, to thee
I lift my soul and voice.

5. For thou art good, thou, Lord, are prone

To pardon, thou to all

Art full of mercy, thou alone

To them that on thee call.

6. Unto my supplication, Lord,
Give ear, and to the cry

Of my incessant prayers afford
Thy hearing graciously.

7. I, in the day of my distress,
Will call on the thee for aid;
For thou wilt grant me free access,
And answer what I pray'd.

8. Like thee among the Gods is none,
O Lord; nor any works

Of all that other Gods have done
Like to thy glorious works.

9. The Nations all whom thou hast made
Shall come, and all shall frame
To bow them low before thee, Lord,
And glorify thy Name.

10. For great thou art, and wonders great
By thy strong hand are done;

Thou, in thy everlasting seat,
Remainest God alone.

11. Teach me, O Lord, thy way most right;

I in thy truth will bide;

To fear thy Name my heart unite,

So shall it never slide.

12. Thee will I praise, O Lord my God,

Thee honour and adore

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