Spirit of the Psalms
Psalm 119 (song 5)
Isaac Watts
Consider all my sorrows, Lord,
And Thy deliverance send;
My soul for Thy salvation faints;
When will my troubles end?
2 Yet I have found 'tis good for me
To bear my Father's rod;
Afflictions make me learn Thy law,
And live upon my God.
3 This is the comfort I enjoy
When new distress begins;
I read Thy word, I run Thy way,
And hate my former sins.
4 Had not Thy word been my delight
When earthly joys were fled,
My soul oppress'd with sorrow's weight,
Had sunk amongst the dead.
6 I know Thy judgments, Lord, are right,
Though they may seem severe;
The sharpest sufferings I endure
Flow from Thy faithful care.
6 Before I know Thy chastening rod!
My feet were apt to stray;
But now I learn to keep Thy word,
Nor wander from Thy way.
Isaac Watts, 1719.
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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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