4 When Thou from Sion's hill shalt send
Redemption's gladd'ning voice,
Then rescued Jacob shall be glad,
And Israel's sons rejoice.

PSALM XV.-(N.V.)

The qualification and reward of a Christian.

1 LORD, who's the happy man that may
To thy blest courts repair;
Not, stranger-like, to visit them,
But dwell for ever there?

2 'Tis he whose ev'ry thought and deed By rules of virtue moves;

Whose gen'rous tongue disdains to speak The thing his heart disproves.

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3 Who vice, in all its pomp and
Can treat with just neglect;
And piety, tho' cloth'd in rags,
Religiously respect.

4 Who to his plighted vows and trust
Has ever firmly stood;
And, tho' he promise to his loss,
He makes his promise good.

5 The man, who by this steady course

Has happiness insur'd,

When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand
By Providence secur'd.

PSALM XVI.—(N.V.)

Faith in Christ overcoming the world and the fear of death.

1 I STRIVE each action to approve
To God's all-seeing eye;

No danger shall my hope remove,
Because He still is nigh.

2 Therefore my heart all grief defies,
My glory shall rejoice;

My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise,
Wak'd by his mighty voice.

3 Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath,
My soul from hell shalt free;
For He, thy Holy One, in death
Did no corruption see.

4 Thou shalt the paths of life display,
Which to thy presence lead;
Where pleasures dwell without allay,
And joys that never fade.

PSALM XVII.-(N.V.)

The prayer of innocence for protection.

1 To my just plea, and sad complaint,
Attend, O righteous Lord;

And to my undissembled pray'r
A gracious ear afford.

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2 For Thou hast search'd my heart by night, And visited by day;

And know'st how steadfast is my will
Thy statutes to obey.

3 That I may still, in spite of wrong,
My innocence secure,

O! guide me in thy righteous ways,
And make my footsteps sure.

4 Since never, Lord, to Thee in vain
Have I my prayer address'd;
O! now, my God, incline thine ear
To this my just request.

PSALM XVIII.-(0.V.)

The exercise of divine power in defence of the righteous.

10 GOD, my strength and fortitude,

Great love I owe to Thee;

Thou art my castle and defence

In my necessity.

In Thee I trust, though pangs of death
Should fill my heart with dread,
And though I walk where snares of hell
Are round about me spread.

2 Unspotted are the ways of God,
His word is fully tried;

He is a sure defence to such

As in his faith abide.

His saints beset with fearful need
Pray'd for his help and grace,
And straightway their complaint He heard
Out of his holy place.

3 The Lord descended from above,
And bow'd the heavens most high;
And underneath his feet He spread
The darkness of the sky :
On Cherubim and Seraphim
Full royally He rode;

And on the wings of mighty winds
Came flying all abroad.

PSALM XIX.-(N.V.)

The glory of God displayed in the works of creation.

1 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord,
Which that alone can fill ;
The firmament and stars express
Their great Creator's skill.

2 The dawn of each returning day

Fresh beams of knowledge brings
And from the dark returns of night
Divine instruction springs.,

3 Their powerful language to no realm Or region is confin'd ;

'Tis Nature's voice, and understood Alike by all mankind.

4 Their doctrine does its sacred sense
Thro' earth's extent display;
Whose bright contents the circling sun
Does round the world convey.

PSALM XX.-(N.V.)

A prayer of the church for victory against her enemies.

1 THE Lord to thy request attend,
And hear thee in distress;
The name of Jacob's God defend,
And grant thine arm success.

2 From Sion may the King of Kings To thee fresh triumphs give, Remember all thy offerings,

And all thy vows receive.

3 While some against their earthly foes
On earthly aid depend,

On Thee, O Lord, our hopes repose,
Our Strength, our Shield, our Friend.