A New Version of the Psalms
PSALM CXX.
Tate and Brady
In deep distress I oft have cried
To God, who never yet denied
To rescue me, oppress'd with wrongs:
2 Once more, O Lord, deliv'rance send,
From lying lips my soul defend,
And from the rage of sland'ring tongues.
3 What little profit can accrue,
And yet what heavy wrath is due,
O thou perfidious tongue, to thee!
4 Thy sting upon thyself shall turn;
Of lasting flames that fiercely burn,
The constant fuel thou shalt be.
5 But O how wretched is my doom,
Who am a sojourner become
In barren Mesech's desert soil!
With Kedar's wicked tents inclos'd,
To lawless savages expos'd,
Who live on nought but theft and spoil.
6 My hapless dwelling is with those
Who peace and amity oppose,
And pleasure take in others' harms:
7 Sweet peace is all I court and seek;
But when to them of peace I speak,
They straight cry out, To arms, to arms!
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Poetry of the Psalms
The "Poetry of the Psalms" is a collection of poems expressing the struggles, fears, anger, joy and love revealed in the Psalms of the Bible. They were written over hundreds of years by various authors, including Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, George Burgess, Charles Spurgeon, Abraham Coles, Augustus Toplady, Tate and Brady.
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