Hymn · Psalm 119
Psalm 119:65-72 (Tet)
FOREST GREEN · 8.6.8.6.D · words from the Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026 · music English traditional
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1.O Lord, thy servant, as thou said
in truth did good receive
Good judgment me, and knowledge teach,
for I thy word believe.
Ere I afflicted was I strayed;
but now I heed thy speech;
Both good thou art, and good thou do'st:
thy statutes to me teach.
2.Though many men puffed up with pride
with lies have slandered me,
Still all thy precepts thou hast giv'n
I keep wholeheartedly.
Their hearts, through worldly ease and wealth,
as fat as grease they be:
But in thy holy law I take
delight continually.
3.My strife, to learn thy statutes just,
was for a goodly cause.
That I might well instructed be,
and learn thy holy laws.
The word that cometh from thy mouth
is better unto me
Than many thousands and great sums
of gold and silver be.
Try these words on another tune
- AULD LANG SYNE — Scottish traditional
- KINGSFOLD — English traditional
- ST. URSULA — Frederick Westlake
Other words for this tune
- Psalm 119:73-80 (Yod) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- All Nature's Works His Praise Declare — Henry Ware, Jr.
- Delight in the House of God — The Psalter, 1912
- Fountain of Never Ceasing Grace — Augustus Montague Toplady
- Longings for Sanctuary Fellowship — The Psalter, 1912
- Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast — Adelaide Thrupp
- Our Glorious King — The Psalter, 1912
- Prayer for Pardon and Cleansing — The Psalter, 1912
- Psalm 119:33-40 (He) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- Psalm 119:81-88 (Kaf) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- The Goodness of God Proved — The Psalter, 1912
- The Mercy of God Besought — The Psalter, 1912
- The Obligations of Grace — The Psalter, 1912
- Thine Arm, O Lord, in Days of Old — Edward H. Plumptre
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