PSALMS.

PSALM 10. C. M.

Prayer heard, and saints saved; or, Pride, atheism, and oppression punished.

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For a humiliation day. THY doth the Lord stand off so far, And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress?

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2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy power? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And still thy saints devour?

3 They put thy judgments from their sight And then insult the poor; They boast in their exalted height, That they shall fall no more.

4 Arise, O God, lift up thine hand, Attend our humble cry; No enemy shall dare to stand When God ascends on high.

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5 Why do the men of malice rage, And say, with foolish pride, " The God of heaven will ne'er engage " To fight on Zion's side?"

6 But thou for ever art our Lord;

And powerful is thine hand,

As when the heathens felt thy sword, d And perish'd from thy land.

7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, And cause thine ear to hear; He hearkens what his children say, And puts the world in fear.

8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, No more despise the just; And mighty sinners shall confess They are but earth and dust.

PSALM 11. L.M.

God loves the righteous, and hates the wicked. ¹ M Why do my foes insult and cry, Y refuge is the of " Fly like a timorous trembling dove, " To distant woods or mountains fly?"