Scottish Psalter and Paraphrases

¹To thee I lift my soul, O Lord:

²My God, I trust in thee:

Let me not be asham’d; let not

my foes triumph o’er me.

³Yea, let thou none ashamed be

that do on thee attend:

Ashamed let them be, O Lord,

who without cause offend.

⁴Thy ways, Lord, shew; teach me thy paths:

⁵Lead me in truth, teach me:

For of my safety thou art God;

all day I wait on thee.

⁶Thy mercies, that most tender are,

do thou, O Lord, remember,

And loving-kindnesses; for they

have been of old for ever.

⁷Let not the errors of my youth,

nor sins, remember’d be:

In mercy, for thy goodness’ sake,

O Lord, remember me.

⁸The Lord is good and gracious,

he upright is also:

He therefore sinners will instruct

in ways that they should go.

⁹The meek and lowly he will guide

in judgment just alway:

To meek and poor afflicted ones

he’ll clearly teach his way.

¹⁰The whole paths of the Lord our God

are truth and mercy sure,

To such as keep his covenant,

and testimonies pure.

¹¹Now, for thine own name’s sake, O Lord,

I humbly thee entreat

To pardon mine iniquity;

for it is very great.

¹²What man fears God? him shall he teach

the way that he shall chuse.

¹³His soul shall dwell at ease; his seed

the earth, as heirs, shall use.

¹⁴The secret of the Lord is with

such as do fear his name;

And he his holy covenant

will manifest to them.

¹⁵Towards the Lord my waiting eyes

continually are set;

For he it is that shall bring forth

my feet out of the net.

¹⁶O turn thee unto me, O God,

have mercy me upon;

Because I solitary am,

and in affliction.

¹⁷Enlarg’d the griefs are of mine heart;

me from distress relieve.

¹⁸See mine affliction and my pain,

and all my sins forgive.

¹⁹Consider thou mine enemies,

because they many are;

And it a cruel hatred is

which they against me bear.

²⁰O do thou keep my soul; O God,

do thou deliver me:

Let me not be asham’d; for I

do put my trust in thee.

²¹O let integrity and truth

keep me, who thee attend.

²²Redemption, Lord, to Israel

from all his troubles send.