The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts ‎#Ps.88

Ps.88. Psalm 37 Part 3

My God, the steps of pious men
Are ordered by thy will;
Though they should fall, they rise again,
Thy hand supports them still.

The Lord delights to see their ways,
Their virtue he approves;
He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace,
Nor leave the men he loves.

The heav'nly heritage is theirs,
Their portion and their home;
He feeds them now, and makes them heirs
Of blessings long to come.

Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men,
Nor fear when tyrants frown;
Ye shall confess their pride was vain,
When justice casts them down.

The haughty sinner have I seen,
Nor fearing man nor God,
Like a tall bay-tree, fair and green,
Spreading his arms abroad.

And lo! he vanished from the ground,
Destroyed by hands unseen;
Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf was found
Where all that pride had been.

But mark the man of righteousness,
His several steps attend;
True pleasure runs through all his ways,
And peaceful is his end.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, the steps of pious men
• Title: Psalm 37 Part 3
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1806
• Scripture:
  Psalm 37:23-37
• Topic: End: of the righteous and wicked; Punishment: of sinners; Saints: and sinner's end; Sinner: and saint's portion; Portion of saints and sinners; Poor: charity to them; Death: of saints and sinners; Reproach removed; Prayer: and faith of persecuted saints; Charity: to the poor; Envy: and unbelief cured; Fretfulness: discouraged; Patience: under persecutions; Prosperous sinners cursed; Religion: in words and deeds; Saints: patience and world's hatred; Sinner: hatred and saint's patience; Unbelief: and envy cured; World's: hatred and saint's patience

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