Category: Scottish Psalter
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Psalm 119:97-99
O how love I thy law! it is my study all the day: It makes me wiser than my foes; for it doth with me stay. Than all my teachers now I have more understanding far; Because my meditation thy testimonies are.…
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Psalm 119:69-72
69 The men that are puff’d up with pride against me forg’d a lie; Yet thy commandments observe with my whole heart will I. 70 Their hearts, through worldly ease and wealth, as fat as grease they be: But in thy holy law I take delight continually. 71 It hath…
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Psalm 103
The Lord our God is merciful, and he is gracious, Long-suffering, and slow to wrath, in mercy plenteous. He will not chide continually, nor keep his anger still. With us he dealt not as we sinn’d, nor did requite our ill. O bless the Lord, all ye his works, wherewith…
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Psalm 62
My soul with expectation depends on God indeed; My strength and my salvation doth from him alone proceed He only my salvation is, and my strong rock is he: He only is my sure defense; much mov’d I shall not be. Surely mean men are vanity, and great men are a lie;…
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Psalm 56
When I’m afraid I’ll trust in thee: In God I’ll praise his word: I will not fear what flesh can do, My trust is in the Lord. In God his word I’ll praise; his word In God shall praised be. In God I trust; I will not fear What man…
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Psalm 43
O send thy light forth and thy truth; let them be guides to me, And bring me to thine holy hill, ev’n where thy dwellings be. –Scottish Psalter, 1650
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Psalm 107
I mentioned Psalm 107:23-31 during our Sunday morning service. Here is the Scottish Psalter’s rendition, with an audio you can listen to as well. I love this tune… Who go to sea in ships, and in great waters trading be, Within the deep these men God’s works and his great…
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Psalm 40
O blessed is the man whose trust upon the Lord relies; Respecting not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies –Scottish Psalter, 1650
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Psalm 37
A little that a just man hath is more and better far Than is the wealth of many such as lewd and wicked are. A good man’s footsteps by the Lord are ordered aright; And in the way wherein he walks he greatly doth delight. Although he fall, yet shall…
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Psalm 27
1 The Lord’s my light and saving health, who shall make me dismay’d? My life’s strength is the Lord, of whom then shall I be afraid? … 7 O Lord, give ear unto my voice, when I do cry to thee; Upon me also mercy have, and do thou answer…
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Psalm 10
Each day I’ve been reading a Psalm from the 1650 Scottish Psalter. Today’s, Psalm 10, describes the character and end of the wicked. I appreciated the poetic rendering of verses 3-11: 3 The wicked of his heart’s desire doth talk with boasting great; He blesseth him that’s covetous, whom yet…
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Psalm 9
9 And they that know thy name, in thee their confidence will place: For thou hast not forsaken them that truly seek thy face. … 17 They who are wicked into hell each one shall turned be; And all the nations that forget to seek the Lord most high. ……
Dan Greenfield 