The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts ‎#Ps.148

Ps.148. Psalm 69 Part 2

Now let our lips with holy fear
And mournful pleasure sing
The suff'rings of our great High Priest,
The sorrows of our King.

He sinks in floods of deep distress;
How high the waters rise!
While to his heav'nly Father's ear
He sends perpetual cries.

"Hear me, O Lord, and save thy Son,
Nor hide thy shining face;
Why should thy fav'rite look like one
Forsaken of thy grace?

"With rage they persecute the man
That groans beneath thy wound,
While for a sacrifice I pour
My life upon the ground.

"They tread my honor to the dust,
And laugh when I complain;
Their sharp insulting slanders add
Fresh anguish to my pain.

"All my reproach is known to thee,
The scandal and the shame;
Reproach has broke my bleeding heart,
And lies defiled my name.

"I looked for pity, but in vain;
My kindred are my grief:
I ask my friends for comfort round,
But meet with no relief.

"With vinegar they mock my thirst,
They give me gall for food;
And sporting with my dying groans,
They triumph in my blood.

"Shine into my distressed soul,
Let thy compassions save;
And though my flesh sink down to death,
Redeem it from the grave.

"I shall arise to praise thy name,
Shall reign in worlds unknown;
And thy salvation, O my God,
Shall seat me on thy throne."

Text Information

• First Line: Now let our lips with holy fear
• Title: Psalm 69 Part 2
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1806
• Scripture:
  Psalm 69:14-21
  ;
  Psalm 69:26
  ;
  Psalm 69:29
  ;
  Psalm 69:32
• Topic: Christ: his sufferings and kingdom; Exaltation: of Christ to the kingdom; Sufferings: and kingdom of Christ; Christ: his death and resurrection; Death: and resurrection of Christ; Death: and sufferings of Christ; Sacrifice; Blood: of Christ cleansing from sin; Christ: his obedience and death; Christ: his sufferings for our salvation; Glory: of God in our salvation; God: glorified, and sinners saved; Salvation: by Christ

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