May the sovereign of our nation Glory in the Lord’s salvation; Seeking godly renovation In the cities of our land. Fill him with life’s joy and fullness May he know Your loving kindness; Grant, as tokens of Your goodness, Strength and honour in his court. But, O Lord, hunt down the rebels Who have scattered seeds […]
When troubled circumstances fill your eye, May Jacob’s God see every tear you cry! Some trust in chariots – stallions swift and strong, But we depend on Jesus, God’s own Son; Save us Mighty One! May He help from the sanctuary send; May He from tyranny our lives defend! Some trust in chariots – stallions […]
The sky each night is filled with tokens of God’s care; Amazing testimonies cry out everywhere. No nation, tribe or tongue can fail to understand The revelation of His mind by His own hand. The glory of the morning sun, with beams so bright, Arises like a youthful bridegroom from the night. Its path across […]
The power of the grave lay all around me; Ungodliness prevailed on every hand. The pleading of my voice the Lord heard daily, Until with mighty trembling in the land, The Lord, upon the darkness of deep water – His holy messengers behind the wind – Besieged the heavens with His indignation, And to the […]
O Lord, attend to this my prayer and hear my humble cry; Send vindication from Your throne, then with Your searching eye Come try the wellspring of my heart and daily be my guide For I have purposed that these lips be upright and sanctified! As I behold the broken ways of all humanity, Whose swollen […]
O God, preserve and keep me For You alone are Lord; Apart from You my righteousness Is worthless filthy fraud. Upon the earth Your children Are lovely to behold – How excellent are Your pilgrims, More than treasures of gold! That man who trusts in idols Mere phantoms of the mind, Will find his sorrows […]
Who may dwell on Zion’s hill? He who is pure and blameless, Doing with great strength of will Deeds marked by loving kindness; Speaking what is wholly true, Heart and mouth in unity; Faithful to his neighbour too, Resisting all that’s evil. When his friends are criticised He to their rescue rises. Never countenancing lies From […]
Plainly mischievous and truly a traitor, Strangely irrational, wholly unwise; So is the one who denies his Creator, Pursuing hollow, despicable lies! Marshalling arguments empty of meaning; All their pronouncements are marked with conceit. They are the ones who mislead with beguiling; Let godly thinkers unmask their deceit! Loud in defiance, subversive and scheming God from […]
O Lord, how long must I endure? When shall I see Your face? Will you forget me evermore And I be crushed by anguish and disgrace? O Lord, do You consider me? Illuminate my eyes Lest he who is my enemy Be strengthened in resolve to me despise. In You I hope triumphantly; My heart […]
Gracious Lord, consider How godliness has ceased; Your faithful ones – authentic sons – Have vanished or deceased. People round me talking Use language bittersweet; “My lips are mine,” I hear them say With impudent conceit. Silence all their boasting, Disable, Lord, their tongue; For the salvation of the poor Arise and swiftly come. Scripture truth, like […]
A new Psalter for the 21st Century. The Psalms represent the Bible's own library of songs specifically written to be sung as part of private and corporate worship. It is my sincere prayer and desire that this new collection of psalms might serve to refresh, restore, challenge, encourage and edify Christians of all lands, cultures and backgrounds.
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