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PSALM 80. Third Part. L.M.
Christ, the defender of his church. (cont.)
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Turn us to thee, thy love restore;
We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more.
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PSALM 81. S.M.
The warnings of God to his people.
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SING to the Lord aloud,
And make a joyful noise:
God is our strength, our Saviour God;
Let Israel hear his voice,
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"From vile idolatry
"Preserve my worship clean;
"I am the Lord who set thee free
"From slavery and sin.
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"Stretch thy desires abroad,
"And I'll supply them well;
"But if ye will refuse your God,
"If Israel will rebel,
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"I'll leave them," saith the Lord,
"To their own lusts a prey,
"And let them run the dang'rous road,
"'Tis their own chosen way.
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"Yet O, that all my saints
"Would hearken to my voice!
"Soon would I ease their sore complaints,
"And bid their hearts rejoice.
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"While I destroyed their foes,
"I'd richly feed my flock,
"And they should taste the stream, that flows
"From their eternal Rock."
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PSALM 82. L.M.
God the supreme ruler; or, magistrates warned.
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AMONG th' assemblies of the great,
A greater Ruler takes his seat;
The God of heav'n, as Judge, surveys
Those gods on earth, and all their ways.
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PSALM 82. L.M.
God the supreme ruler; or, magistrates warned. (cont.)
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Why will ye then frame wicked laws?
Or why support th' unrighteous cause?
When will ye once defend the poor,
That sinners vex the saints no more?
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They know not, Lord, nor will they know;
Dark are the ways in which they go:
Their name of earthly gods is vain:
For they shall fall, and die like men,
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Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son
Possess his universal throne;
And rule the nations with his rod:
He is our Judge, and he our God.
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PSALM 83. S.M.
The prayer of the church against prosecutors.
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AND will the God of grace
Perpetual silence keep?
The God of justice hold his peace,
And let his vengeance sleep?
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Behold what cursed snares
The men of mischief spread!
The men, that hate thy saints and thee,
Lift up their threat'ning head.
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Against thy hidden ones
Their counsels they employ;
And malice, with her watchful eye,
Pursues them to destroy.
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"Come, let us join," they cry,
"To root them from the ground;
"Till not the name of saints remain,
"Nor mem'ry shall be found."
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Awake, almighty God!
And call thy wrath to mind:
Give them like forests to the fire;
Or stubble to the wind.
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