Spirit of the Psalms
Psalm 121
Isaac Watts
To heaven I lift my waiting eyes;
There all my hopes are laid:
The Lord that built the earth and skies
Is my perpetual aid.
2 Their feet shall never slide to fall,
Whom He designs to keep:
His ear attends the softest call;
His eyes can never sleep.
3 He will sustain our weakest powers
With His almighty arm;
And watch our most unguarded hours
Against surprising harm.
4 Israel, rejoice, and rest secure,
Thy keeper is the Lord; .
His wakeful eyes employ His power
For thine eternal guard.
5 Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon,
Shall have his leave to smite;
He shields thy head from burning noon,
From blasting dumps at night.
6 He guards thy soul, He keeps thy breath,
Where thickest dangers come:
Go, and return secure from death,
Till God commands thee home.
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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