My right­eous God, who oft of old
Hast saved from trou­bles ma­ni­fold,
Give an­swer when I call to Thee,
Be gra­cious now and hear my plea.

How long, O men, will ye de­fame
How long My glo­ry turn to shame,
How long will ye vain fol­lies prize,
How long pur­sue de­ceit and lies?

But know, the Lord has set apart
The man of god­ly life and heart
To be His fa­vored one for aye;
Jehovah hears me when I pray.

In re­ver­ence wait, from sin de­part,
In me­di­ta­tion calm your heart;
Hold fast the right, be true and just,
And in Je­ho­vah put your trust.

O who will show us any good,
Exclaims the faith­less mul­ti­tude;
But lift on us, O Lord, we pray,
The bright­ness of Thy face this day.

More joy from Thee has filled my heart
Than great abun­dance could im­part;
I lay me down to peace­ful sleep,
For Thou, O Lord, dost safe­ly keep.