Hymnal: The Psalter #156a (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Hymnal Title: The Psalter First Line: Do ye, O men, speak righteousness Lyrics: 1 Do ye, O men, speak righteousness
And upright judgment mete?
Nay, in your hearts is wickedness,
And in you hands deceit.
2 the wicked, from their earliest days,
in sin are gone astray,
With froward heart, in foolish pride,
From wisdom turned away.
3 The God of vengeance will destroy
The wicked from His sight;
The Lord will bring to nought their pow'r,
And scatter all their might.
4 The good shall triumph and rejoice,
And this shall be confessed;
On earth the God of justice reigns,
And righteousness is blessed.
Topics: Anger of God Righteous; Character Vicious; God the judge; Heart Evil, Hard, and Stubborn; Man Sinful and Lost Condition; Retribution Threatened; The Righteous Blessedness of; Royalty of Christ Judgment the Prerogative of; Royalty of Christ Providential; Rulers Wicked; Sin Indwelling; Sin Original; Temperance Songs; Wandering from God; The Wicked Character of; The Wicked Fate of; Character Depraved from Birth Scripture: Psalm 58 Languages: English Tune Title: BONE PASTOR
Wickedness and Retribution