The Psalms of David ‎#CXIIa

CXIIa. The Blessings of the liberal man

1 That man is blest who stands in awe
Of GOD, and loves his sacred law:
His seed on earth shall be renown'd;
His house the seat of wealth shall be,
An inexhausted treasury,
And with successive honours crown'd.

2 His lib'ral favours he extends,
To some he gives, to others lends;
A gen'rous pity fills his mind:
Yet what his charity impairs,
He saves by prudence in affairs,
And thus he's just to all mankind.

3 His hands, while they his alms bestow'd,
His glory's future harvest sow'd:
The sweet remembrance of the just,
Like a green root, revives and bears
A train of blessings for his heirs,
When dying nature sleeps in dust.

4 Beset with threat'ning dangers round,
Unmoved shall he maintain his ground;
His conscience holds his courage up:
The soul that's filled with virtue's light,
Shines brightest in affliction's night,
And sees in darkness beams of hope.

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5 [Ill tidings never can surprise
His heart, that fix'd on GOD relies,
Tho' waves and tempests roar around:
Safe on the rock he sits and sees
The shipwreck of his enemies,
And all their hope and glory drown'd.

6 The wicked shall his triumph see,
And gnash their teeth in agony,
To find their expectations crost:
They and their envy, pride and spite,
Sink down to everlasting night,
And all their names in darkness lost.]

Text Information

• First Line: That man is blest who stands in awe
• Title: The Blessings of the liberal man
• Meter: As the 113th Psalm
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1780
• Scripture:
  Psalm 112

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