A New Version of the Psalms of David ‎#111

111. Truly, my Soul doth wait on God

1. Truly, my Soul doth wait on God,
Salvation comes from him alone.
2. My Rock, my Safety, high Abode,
He is, I shall not be o'er thrown.
3. How long, against a Man, will ye
Plot Mischief? as a bowing Wall,
Or a loose Fence, you all shall be;
And into sudden Ruin fall.

4. Their great Consult is, to suppress
My Dignity with lying Arts;
If e'er their Mouth is forc'd to bless,
Yet Cursing rages in their Hearts.
5. My Soul wait thou on God alone;
From him my Hopes have stedfast prov'd.
6. My Rock, and Safety, him I own;
My high Tow'r, I shall not be mov'd.

7. In God my Safety is secure.
My future Glory and Renown;
The Rock in whom my Strength is sure,
My Refuge is in God alone.
8. Ye People, in his Pow'r, and Grace,
At all Times your fix'd Trust repose;
Pour out your Hearts before his Face:
God is our Refuge from our Foes.

9. The vulgar are but vain, we know,
And great Men are Deceit, and Lies;
If both you in the Ballance throw,
Lighter than Vanity they rise.
10. Trust not in Methods of Deceit,
Or Violence; be not so vain;
If by just Means your Wealth grows great,
Set not your Heart on such low Gain.

11. Once spoken hath the God of Might,
Twice have I heard this Word aloud;
That boundless Pow'r by sov'rain Right,
Doth appertain alone to God.
12. Not only Pow'r but wondrous Grace,
Also, O Lord, belongs to Thee;
Therefore, to all the human Race,
Thou render'st, as their Works shall be.

Text Information

• First Line: Truly, my Soul doth wait on God
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1752
• Scripture:
  Psalm 62
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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