The Psalms (1650)

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From Sing psalms (2003)

	3	Yet you are holy: on the praise
		Of Israèl you are enthroned.
	4	In you our fathers put their trust;
		They trusted, and were not disowned.

	5	They called, and you delivered them;
		You listened to them when they cried.
		Our fathers were not put to shame,
		Because on you they had relied.

Psalm 22 v3-5 (Tune: Marrel)

Psalm 51 sung a capella from the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650. Recorded by Bon Accord choir from Trinity RPCI.(Meter: CM)

1  After thy loving-kindness, Lord,
         have mercy upon me:
      For thy compassions great, blot out
         all mine iniquity.

   7  Do thou with hyssop sprinkle me,
         I shall be cleansed so;
      Yea, wash thou me, and then I shall
         be whiter than the snow.

  11  Cast me not from thy sight, nor take
         thy Holy Sp'rit away.
  12  Restore me thy salvation's joy;
         with thy free Sp'rit me stay.

Psalm 51 v1,7,11-12 (Tune: Belmont)

Psalm 27 v 4-7 - Wetherby

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1 They in the Lord that firmly trust
shall be like Zion hill,
Which at no time can be removed,
but standeth ever still.

2 As round about Jerusalem
the mountains stand alway,
The Lord his folk doth compass so,
from henceforth and for aye.

3 For ill men's rod upon the lot
of just men shall not lie;
Lest righteous men stretch forth their hands
unto iniquity.

4 Do thou to all those that be good
thy goodness, Lord, impart;
And do thou good to those that are
upright within their heart.

5 But as for such as turn aside
after their crooked way,
God shall lead forth with wicked men:
on Isr'el peace shall stay.

Psalm 125 (Tune: Ericstane)

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Psalm 11 sung acapella from The Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650. (Meter: CM) Recorded by Michael E. Owens More available at: http://www.wordmp3.com/speakers/profile.aspx?id=905

1  I in the Lord do put my trust:
       how is it then that ye
    Say to my soul, Flee, as a bird,
       unto your mountain high? 

 2  For, lo, the wicked bend their bow,
       their shafts on string they fit,
    That those who upright are in heart
       they privily may hit.

 3  If the foundations be destroyed,
       what hath the righteous done?
 4  God in his holy temple is,
       in heaven is his throne:

Psalm 11 (Tune: Salisbury)

Psalm 16v8-11 (Sing Psalms version) to the tune Golden Hill. Sung at the Free Church Youth Conference, March 2023

8  Before me constantly
I set the LORD alone.
Because he is at my right hand
I’ll not be overthrown.

9  Therefore my heart is glad;
my tongue with joy will sing.
My body too will rest secure
in hope unwavering.

10  For you will not allow
my soul in death to stay,
Nor will you leave your Holy One
to see the tomb’s decay.

11 You have made known to me
the path of life divine.
Bliss shall I know at your right hand;
joy from your face will shine.

Psalm 16v8-11

Psalm 72 v 16-19 (Effingham)

Psalm 130 (Ballerma)

Psalm 42 from the Scottish Psalter of 1650. Recorded at 'Arbroath' youth weekend.

5  O why art thou cast down, my soul?
         why in me so dismayed?
      Trust God, for I shall praise him yet,
         his count'nance is mine aid.

      7  At the noise of thy water-spouts
         deep unto deep doth call;
      Thy breaking waves pass over me,
         yea, and thy billows all.

   8  His loving-kindness yet the Lord
         command will in the day,
      is song's with me by night; to God,
         by whom I live, I'll pray:

   9  And I will say to God my rock,
         Why me forgett'st thou so?
      Why, for my foes' oppression,
         thus mourning do I go?

Psalm 42 (Tune: Seek Ye First)

Psalm 40: Here I am, Lord

Cor Unum Artists
Paul Jernberg, Composer and Conductor
Cantor: Sarah Yanovitch

Recorded at St. John the Evangelist Church
Clinton, Massachusetts
June 23, 2025

Audio engineer: Joel Conrad

Psalm 40 Here I am Lord

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(reproduced with permission) Copyright: Sing Psalms 2003 (Produced by the Free Church of Scotland). Recorded at Glasgow RPC

( 11. 11. 11.)
1 The LORD is my shepherd; no want shall I know.
2 He makes me lie down where the green pastures grow;
He leads me to rest where the calm waters flow.

3 My wandering steps he brings back to his way,
In straight paths of righteousness making me stay;
And this he has done his great name to display.

4 Though I walk in death’s valley, where darkness is near,
Because you are with me, no evil I’ll fear;
Your rod and your staff bring me comfort and cheer.

5 In the sight of my en’mies a table you spread.
The oil of rejoicing you pour on my head;
My cup overflows and I’m graciously fed.

6 So surely your covenant mercy and grace
Will follow me closely in all of my ways;
I will dwell in the house of the LORD all my days.

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Psalm 23 (Tune: Jehovah Tsidkenu)

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(reproduced with permission) Copyright: Sing Psalms 2003 (Produced by the Free Church of Scotland).  2003 Inverness Festival of Psalm Singing. (Meter: LM)

1 To you I call, O LORD my Rock;
Do not be deaf to my loud cry.
I’ll be like those gone down to death,
If you are silent in reply.

2 Receive my plea for mercy, LORD,
As now I call to you for grace,
As I lift up my hands in prayer
And look to your Most Holy Place.

6 Praise to the LORD, for he has heard
The plea for mercy which I made.
7 He is my strength, he is my shield;
I trust in him who sends me aid.

9 LORD, save your people, your own flock;
Be pleased your heritage to bless.
Be their good shepherd; carry them
For ever in your faithfulness.

Psalm 28 v1-2, 6-9 (Tune: Walton)

Jehovah Tsidkenu

Psalm 84

Psalm 107 sung acapella from the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650.(Meter: CM)

23 Who go to sea in ships, and in 
great waters trading be, 
24 Within the deep these men God's works 
and his great wonders see.

25 For he commands, and forth in haste 
the stormy tempest flies, 
Which makes the sea with rolling waves 
aloft to swell and rise.

26 They mount to heav'n, then to the depths 
they do go down again; 
Their soul doth faint and melt away 
with trouble and with pain.

27 They reel and stagger like one drunk, 
at their wit's end they be: 
28 Then they to God in trouble cry, 
who them from straits doth free.

29 The storm is changèd into a calm 
at his command and will; 
So that the waves, which ragèd before, 
now quiet are and still.

30 Then are they glad, because at rest 
and quiet now they be: 
So to the haven he them brings, 
which they desirèd to see.

Psalm 107 v23-31 (Tune: Lochbroom)

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Sung acapella from: Sing Psalms 2003 (Produced by the Free Church of Scotland).  Singing by Dowanvale Free Church.

1 O God, you are my God alone;
I seek your face with eagerness.
My soul and body thirst for you
In this dry, weary wilderness.

2 I’ve seen you in your holy place;
Your power and glory held my gaze.
3 Far better is your love than life,
And so my lips will sing your praise.

4 I’ll bless you, Lord, throughout my life
And raise my hands to you in prayer.
5 My joyful lips will sing your praise;
My soul is fed with richest fare.

6 Upon my bed I lie awake
And in my thoughts remember you;
I meditate throughout the night
And keep your constant love in view.

7 Because you are my help alone,
In shadow of your wings I’ll sing.
8 You hold me up with your right hand;
To you, O God, my soul will cling

Psalm 63 (Tune: Crasselius)

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Psalm 107 v23-31 (Tune: Lochbroom)

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