The Psalter ‎#151

151. Prayer for Deliverance

1 O God be merciful,
Be merciful to me,
For man, with constant hate,
Would fain my ruin see.
My many enemies
Against me proudly fight;
To overwhelm my soul
They watch from morn to night.

2 What time I am afraid
I put my trust in thee;
In God I rest, and praise
His word, so rich and free;
In God I put my trust,
I neither doubt nor fear,
For man can never harm
With God my helper near.

3 All day they wrest my words,
Their tho'ts are full of hate;
They meet, they lurk, they watch,
As for my soul they wait;
Shall they by wickedness
Escape Thy judgment right?
O God of righteousness,
Destroy them in Thy might.

4 Thou knowest all my woes,
O treasure Thou my tears;
Are they not in thy book,
Where all my life appears?
My foes shall backward turn
When i appeal to Thee,
For man can never harm
With God my helper near.

5 In God, the Lord, I rest,
His word of grace I praise,
His promise stands secure,
Nor fear nor foe dismays;
In God I put my trust,
I neither doubt nor fear,
For man can never harm
With God my helper near.

6 Upon me are Thy voes,
O God, in Whom I live;
The sacrifice of praise
To thee I now will give;
For Thou hast saved from death,
From falling kept me free,
That in the light of life
My walk may be with Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, be merciful
• Title: Prayer for Deliverance
• Meter: 6s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 56
• Topic: Afflictions: Complaint of; Afflictions: Purpose of; Afflictions: Refuge in; Anger of God: Invoked; Assurance: Declared; Christ: Providences of; Christians: Christ the Life of; Christians: Conflicts of; Christians: Conscious of Safety; Christians: Persecuted and Sorrowing; Christians: Pilgrims and Strangers; Comfort in Trials; Consecration and Dedication; Deliverance: from death; Enemies: Many and Mighty; Enemies: Restrained; Faith: Act of; Faith: Walking by; Fearlessness; God: Hearer of Prayer; God: Our Refuge; Gospel: Gracious Fruit of; Royalty of Christ: Providential; Safety: Assured; Sin: Salvation from; Temptation; Trust in God: Expression of; Vows; Walking with God; Christian warfare; The Wicked: Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked: Prayers for Punishment of

Tune Information

• Name: CANA
• Composer: Anonymous
• Meter: 6s
• Key: G Major