REMEMBER, O LORD, THY COVENANT

LORD, take from me my iniquities, and all that will cause me to weep in the days of sorrows. When judgment come upon this land let it not burden my soul. But let me know that the works of thy hand are mighty and great. And who can stand the wrath of the LORD? The iniquities of man have bring judgment upon this earth. And the deeds of the wicked follow them. There shall be no singing in the streets when the LORD shall come with vengeance to pour out his wrath upon this land. O LORD, if mercy will come let it find the righteous. Remember, O LORD, thy covenant. It is written: Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful GOD, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations (Deuteronomy 7:9). Thy word is true. It is written: I will worship towards the holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou have magnified thy word above all thy name (Psalms 138:2). And I have known thee, O LORD: thy faithfulness keeps me. Thy right hand is my strength. Who shall I cry to, but the LORD? I have known only thee, O LORD: in the days of sorrows thou delivered my feet from the pits of hell. Thou put joy in my heart and caused my soul to rejoice in thee. I look to thee, my Saviour, for mercy and truth. Thy unfailing kindness rescued me in the midst of the heathen. O LORD my glory, I seek thee with my whole heart, and call upon thy name. Save me, O God; for the vexation of thy Spirit, and the wrath of thy hand that shall come upon this land. Let thy covenant keep us and let thy mercy be exceedingly great before us. O LORD, my spirit within me is stirred up like mighty waters; for who, O LORD, shall withstand thy terror? Righteousness shall prevail to the ends of the earth. The LORD shall perform it.

O LORD my God, let thy hand prosper. For my blessings will not forsake thee, nor will I refrain from praising thee. O Father, let hope come unto the hearts of the righteous. Behold my God, thou art my glory, from everlasting unto everlasting. And the works of thy hand are excellent before me. Thou art faithful and true, a just God, who attends to the poor and needy, who fight for the oppressed, and the fatherless. I am poor and needy, an oppressed man in a strange land who is fatherless, born in sin. But thou, O LORD, are my maker, the Father of my father, and my Father. Behold, O LORD, I bring my burdens unto thee; for by thy hand will I hope. I will put my trust in the LORD, who has never fail me. Attend to my cry, O God, hear me in thy dwelling place. Remember what you have shown me in the heavens. Remember thy mighty hand that has put your words in my heart, and cause me to sing unto thee. O LORD, forsake not the righteous, but guide us in this world that is not ours. I lift up my hands unto the heavens to praise thee, to give unto thee thy glory due, to seek thy face, and to rejoice in thee. Let thy right hand keep us. O LORD, shew mercy to Israel, and forsake not Judah. Remember your inheritance, O God my strength. Remember your glory, and the works of thy hand.

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