The Psalms of David ‎#XXVIIa

XXVIIa. Self Examination; or, Evidences of Grace

1 Judge me, O LORD, and prove my ways,
And try my reins, and try my heart;
My faith upon thy promise stays,
Nor from thy law my feet depart.

2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit
With men of vanity and lies;
The scoffer and the hypocrite
Are the abhorrence of mine eyes.

3 Amongst thy saints will I appear
With hands well wash'd in innocence;
But when I stand before thy bar,
The blood of Christ is my defence.

4 I love thy habitation, Lord,
The temple where thine honors dwell;
There shall I hear thine holy word,
And there thy works of wonder tell.

5 Let not my soul be join'd at last
With men of treachery and blood,
Since I my days on earth have past
Among the saints, and near my GOD.

Text Information

• First Line: Judge me, O LORD, and prove my ways
• Title: Self Examination; or, Evidences of Grace
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1780
• Scripture:
  Psalm 27

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