Judge Me, O God, and Plead My Cause (Psalter)

Judge me

O God

and plead my cause

Against a god­less race;

From men de­ceit­ful and un­just

Deliver in Thy grace

Deliver in Thy grace.

O Thou the God of all my strength

Why hast Thou cast me off?

Why go I mourn­ing all the day

While foes op­press and scoff?

While foes op­press and scoff?

O send Thou forth Thy light and truth

Let them be guides to me

And bring me to Thy ho­ly hill

Thy dwell­ing-place to see

Thy dwell­ing-place to see.

Then will I to God’s al­tar go

To God

my bound­less joy;

Yea

God

my God

Thy name to praise

My harp I will em­ploy

My harp I will em­ploy.

Why art thou then cast down

my soul

What should dis­cour­age thee?

And why with vex­ing thoughts art thou

Disquieted in me?

Disquieted in me?

Hope thou in God; His praise shall yet

My thank­ful lips em­ploy;

He is the spring of all my health

My God

my bound­less joy

My God

my bound­less joy.