2 With all the strength of warm desires -3 O'er all the earth Thy mercy, LORD, O make me then exactly learn PSALM 119. PART 8. (C. M. The benefit of affliction. 1 WITH me, Thy servant, Thou hast dealt 2 Before affliction check'd my cours 3 'Tis good for me that I have felt 4 The law, that from Thy mouth proceeds, Of more esteem I hold Than mines, which pour exhaustless heaps PSALM 119. PART 9. (C. M.) For Divine guidance. 1 THOU art, O LORD, supremely good, 2 To me, who am the workmanship The heavenly understanding give 3 In Thy bless'd statutes let my heart That guilt and shame, the sinner's lot, PART 10. (C. M.) The unchangeableness of God. 1 FOR ever and for ever, LORD, 2 Through circling ages, LORD, thy truth Immoveable shall stand, As doth the earth, which Thou uphold'st By Thy Almighty hand. 3 All things the course by Thee ordain'd They are Thy faithful subjects all, 4 I've seen an end of what we call But Thy commandments, like Thyself, PSALM 119. PART 11. (C. M.) The Word of God delightful. 1 WHAT great desire and fervent love Unto Thy law I bear! In it my daily study is, That so I may Thee fear. 2 How sweet are all Thy words to me! How much more grateful to my soul 3 Taught by Thy sacred precepts, I Through which the treach'rous ways of sin I utterly detest. PART 12. (C. M.) Praise to God for His word. 1 THY word is to my feet a lamp, 2 When I with griefs am so oppress'd, According to Thy word, do Thou 3 O let my sacrifice of praise, And in Thy righteous judgments, LORD, 4 Thy testimonies I have made For they, when other comforts fail, PSALM 119. PART 13. (C. M.) 1 My hiding-place, my refuge, tow'r 2 According to Thy gracious word, Nor make me of those hopes asham'd, 3 In Thy bless'd statutes let Continue always sound; my heart That guilt and shame, the sinner's lot, 1 THE The excellency of the Word of God. very entrance to Thy word 2 With favour, LORD, look down on me, Who Thy relief implore; As Thou art wont to visit those 3 Directed by Thy heavenly word PSALM 119. PART 15. 1 ON PART 15. (C. M. Prayer for Divine wisdom. me, devoted to Thy fear, 2 Thy righteousness shall then endure, 3 Eternal and unerring rules My soul for ever live. PART 16. (C. M.) The faithfulness of God. 1 THOU art the righteous Judge in whom Wrong'd innocence may trust; And, like thyself, Thy judgments, Lord, |