Thou hast cast off, and scattered us

Verse 1

Thou hast cast off, and scattered us, O God, thou wast displeased; Oh, turn thyself to us again, And show thyself appeased.

Verse 2

To tremble thou hast made our earth, With sore divisions rent; Oh, heal the breaches thou hast made; It shakes, to ruin bent.

Verse 3

Thou hard, and grievous things to bear, Thy people didst assign; And of astonishment has made Us drink the deadly wine.

Verse 4

But now, to them that fear thy name, A banner thou hast reared; And it in triumph is displayed, So hath thy truth appeared.

Verse 5

That thy beloved, as heretofore, May still deliverance have: O hear the fervent prayers we make, And let thy right hand save.

Verse 6

God, in his holiness, hath spoke. My joy it cannot fail; I'll portion out fair Sichem's soil, And meet out Succcth's vale.

Verse 7

Famed Gilead, and Manasseh, both, Already own my cause; The gallant Ephraim's tribe's my strength, And Judah gives forth Laws.

Verse 8

Moab shall serve to wash my feet, O'er Edom I will tread; The proud Philistian lords shall stoop, And to my triumphs add.

Verse 9

But who shall their strong dity take, And bring to our command? Who shall to victory lead our arms, Through Edom's rocky land?

Verse 10

Though thou, O God, hast cast us off, Refused our arms to bless; Wilt thou not, now, our armies head And crown them with success?

Verse 11

From all our troubles give us help; Man's help is vain we own.

Verse 12

Through God we shall do valiant acts; 'Tis he our foes treads down.