Thou Art My Hope

Verse 1

O Lord, my hope and confidence is placed in thee alone; Then let thy servant never be put to confüsion.

Verse 2

And let me, in thy righteousness, from thee deliv'rance have; Cause me escape, incline thine ear unto me, and me save.

Verse 3

Be thou my dwelling-rock, to which I ever may resort: Thou gav'st commandment me to save, for thou'rt my rock and fort.

Verse 4

Free me, my God, from wicked hands, hands cruel and unjust:

Verse 5

For thou, O Lord God, art my hope, and from my youth my trust.

Verse 6

Thou from the womb didst hold me up; thou art the same that me Out of my mother's bowels took; I ever will praise thee.

Verse 7

To many I a wonder am; but thou'rt my refuge strong.

Verse 8

Filled let my mouth be with thy praise and honor all day long.

Verse 9

O do not cast me off, when as old age doth overtake me; And when my strength decayèd is, then do not thou forsake me.

Verse 10

For those that are mine enemies against me speak with hate; And they together counsel take that for my soul lay wait.

Verse 11

They said, God leaves him; him pursue and take: none will him save.

Verse 12

Be thou not far from me, my God: thy speedy help I crave.

Verse 13

Confound, consume them, that unto my soul are enemies: Clothed be they with reproach and shame that do my hurt devise.

Verse 14

But I with expectätion will hope continually; And yet with praises more and more I will thee magnify.

Verse 15

Thy justice and salvätion my mouth abroad shall show, Ev'n all the day; for I thereof the numbers do not know.

Verse 16

And I will constantly go on in strength of God the Lord; And thine own righteousness, ev'n thine alone, I will record.

Verse 17

For even from my youth, O God, by thee I have been taught; And hitherto I have declared the wonders thou hast wrought.

Verse 18

And now, Lord, leave me not, when I old and gray-headed grow: Till to this age thy strength and pow'r to all to come I show.

Verse 19

And thy most perfect righteousness O Lord, is very high, Who hast so great things done: O God, who is like unto thee?

Verse 20

Thou, Lord, who great adversities, and sore, to me didst show, Shalt quicken, and bring me again from depths of earth below.

Verse 21

My greatness and my pow'r thou wilt increase, and far extend: On ev'ry side against all grief thou wilt me comfort send.

Verse 22

Thee, ev'n thy truth, I'll also praise, my God, with psaltery: Thou Holy One of Israel, with harp I'll sing to thee.

Verse 23

My lips shall much rejoice in thee, when I thy praises sound; My soul, which thou redeemèd hast, in joy shall much abound.

Verse 24

My tongue thy justice shall proclaim, continuing all day long; For they confounded are, and shamed, that seek to do me wrong.