Save me, my God, from all my foes

Verse 1

Save me, my God, from all my foes; Thy high defense I crave,

Verse 2

From evil workers set me free; From bloody men me save.

Verse 3

Lo! for my soul they lie in wait, And mighty men combine Against my life; not for my fault, Lord, nor offense of mine.

Verse 4

They run upon me unprovoked, And all their force prepare; See, Lord, my danger, stir thyself, And for mine aid appear.

Verse 5

Wake, Lord of Hosts, thou Israel's God, None of the heathen spare; No longer let thy patience, with Such bold transgressors, bear.

Verse 6

When evening comes, they fresh return, Their rage admits no change; They bark, and snarl, and growl, like dogs, And round the city range.

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Their mouth impetuously pours out Words bitter, hard to bear; Between their lips are pointed swords; For who (say they,) doth hear?

Verse 8

But thou, O Lord, shall laugh at them; And all the heathen scorn.

Verse 9

O thou my strength, I'll on thee wait; For God's my safety's horn.

Verse 10

The God of all my mercy will To help me, interpose; He shall, with pleasure, let me see His justice on my foes.

Verse 11

Lest we too soon forget thy works, Them slay not with one blow; But Lord, our Shield, by thy great power, Disperse, and bring them low.

Verse 12

Because their mouth, and lips abound With grievous sin, surprise And take them in their pride who speak Such hideous oaths and lies.

Verse 13

Consume and waste them in thy wrath And all their power restrain; That thy may know, in Jacob, God, And through the earth doth reign.

Verse 14

At evening, then, let them, like dogs, Return, and meet, and howl; And, tired with ramblings, may they still Around the city growl.

Verse 15

With hunger, let them stroll about, To get their wants supplied; And spend whole nights in fruitless search, And not be satisfied.

Verse 16

But I, each morn, will sing thy power, And loud thy grace confess; Thou hast my tower and refuge been In Day of my distress.

Verse 17

Therefore to thee, O thou my strength, I'll never cease to sing; For God is my defense, the God Whence all my mercies spring.