Old Testament

Psalms 143:4-10 Metrical Psalms 1650 (MP1650)

4. My sp'rit is therefore overwhelm'din me perplexedly;Within me is my very heartamazed wondrously.

5. I call to mind the days of old,to meditate I useOn all thy works; upon the deedsI of thy hands do muse.

6. My hands to thee I stretch; my soulthirsts, as dry land, for thee.

7. Haste, Lord, to hear, my spirit fails:hide not thy face from me;Lest like to them I do becomethat go down to the dust.

8. At morn let me thy kindness hear;for in thee do I trust.Teach me the way that I should walk:I lift my soul to thee.

9. Lord, free me from my foes; I fleeto thee to cover me.

10. Because thou art my God, to dothy will do me instruct:Thy Sp'rit is good, me to the landof uprightness conduct.

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