The Psalms of David ‎#P89h

P89h. Think, mighty GOD, on feeble Man

1 Think, mighty GOD, on feeble Man;
How few his Hours! how short his Span!
Short from the Cradle to the Grave:
Who can secure his vital Breath
Against the bold Demands of Death,
With Skill to fly, or Pow'r to save?

2 Lord, shall it be for ever said,
"The Race of Man was only made
"For Sickness, Sorrow, and the Dust!"
Are not thy Servants, Day by Day,
Sent to their Graves, and turn'd to Clay?
Lord, where's thy Kindness to the Just?

3 Has thou not promis'd to thy Son
And all his Seed a heav'nly Crown?
But Flesh and Sense indulge Despair;
For ever blessed be the Lord,
That Faith can read his holy Word,
And find a Resurrection there.

4 For ever blessed be the Lord,
Who gives his Saints a long Reward
For all their Toil, Reproach and Pain;
Let all below, and all above,
Join to proclaim thy wond'rous Love,
And each repeat their loud Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Think, mighty GOD, on feeble Man
• Meter: As the 113th Psalm
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1740
• Scripture:
  Psalm 89:47-52
• Topic: Afflicted: without Rejection; Angels: all subject to Christ; Christ: covenant made with him; Christ: God and man; Christ: his mediatorial kingdom; Christ: the true David; Covenant: of Grace unchangeable; Fear: in the Worship of God; Frailty of Man; Funeral psalm; Glorification: and Grace promised; God: Faithfulness; God: his power and majesty; God: mercy and truth; God: Unchangeable; Gospel: joyful sound; Life and Riches: short and feeble; Man: his vanity as mortal; Mortality: and hope; Old age: and resurrection; Providence: in Air, Earth and Sea; Psalm: for a funeral; Resurrection: and death of Christ; Vanity of Man as mortal; Worship: with reverence
• Notes: Public Domain.

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