Psalter Hymnal (Red) ‎#107

107. Jehovah, to My Prayer Give Ear

1 Jehovah, to my prayer give ear,
Nor hide Thee from my cry;
Attend my sad complaint, and hear
My restless moan and sigh.
My enemies lift up their voice,
The violent oppress;
To do me wrong my foes rejoice,
And love my soul's distress.

2 Sore pained in heart I find no ease,
Death's terrors fill my soul,
Great fear and trembling on me seize,
And horrors o'er me roll.
O had I wings, I sigh and say,
Like some swift dove to roam,
Then would I hasten far away
And find a peaceful home.

3 Lo, wandering far my rest should be
In some lone desert waste;
I from the stormy wind would flee,
And to a shelter haste.
O Lord, their malice recompense,
Their wicked tongues confound,
For in the city violence
And bitter strife abound.

4 They walk her walls both night and day,
Within all vices meet;
Oppression, fraud, and crime hold sway,
Nor leave the crowded street.
No foreign foe provokes alarm,
But enemies within;
May God destroy their power to harm
And recompense their sin.

Text Information

• First Line: Jehovah, to my prayer give ear
• Title: Jehovah, to My Prayer Give Ear
• Meter: C. M. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934
• Scripture:
  Psalm 55
• Topic: Deliverance from Death; Deliverance From Enemies; Imprecatory Psalms; Persecution Of Believers; Social Sins

Tune Information

• Name: VOX DILECTI
• Composer: Rev. John B. Dykes (1868)
• Meter: C. M. D.
• Key: B♭ Major