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The Book of Psalms in English Metre

The Newest Version Fitted to the Common Tunes. By Charles Darby

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From depths of sorrow and distress
To thee, O Lord, I cry:
O lend an ear to my complaint,
And hear me speedily.

If thou should'st mark iniquity,
O Lord, who shall appear?
But mercy, Lord, with thee is found,
That men thy name may fear.

My soul, O Lord, doth wait for thee,
And in thy promise hope:
As they that watch in tedious nights,
Till morning light doth ope.

Let Israel still hope in God,
In whom all mercy lies:
And he will his redeemer be
From his iniquities.