Lyrics

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⁸ Because of those mine enemies,
Lord, in thy righteousness
Do thou me lead; do thou thy way
make straight before my face.

⁹ For in their mouth there is no truth,
their inward part is ill;
Their throat's an open sepulchre,
their tongue doth flatter still.

¹⁰ O God, destroy them; let them be
by their own counsel quell'd:
Them for their many sins cast out,
for they 'gainst thee rebell'd.

¹¹ But let all joy that trust in thee,
and still make shouting noise;
For them thou sav'st; let all that love
thy name in the rejoice.
¹² For, Lord, unto the righteous man
thou wilt thy blessing yield:
With favour thou wilt compass him
about, as with a shield.

Notes by Rev. John Brown of Haddington

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To the chief Musician, upon Nehiloth,
A Psalm of David.

Here, (2.) Behold him humbly requesting God's special direction in duties which his enemies had rendered difficult to perform; suplicating and predicting the ruin of his implacable foes; and, in the assured faith of obtaining it, imploring comfort and prosperity to his fellow saints, ver. 8-12.

 

 

Notes of Devotion

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While I sing, let my heart and flesh cry out, and my soul pant and wait for the Lord. In the firm faith of infinite mercy to forgive all my crimes, and wash out all my sinful stains, let me blush at, and detest my own abominations. Let me cultivate the closest familiarity with the Lord my God. Let my prayers correspond with his promises, and with the particular condition of myself or others.