1. Psalm 31:7-14 ( Tune: I Sing the Mighty Power of God)
Words: The Book of Psalms for Singing, 31B
Music: I Sing the Mighty Power, Gesangbuch der Herogl
Arrangement: Chris Reeves

2. 1. I’ll in Thy stead-fast love re-joice, be-cause my…
…wretch-ed-ness
Thou has con-sid-ered and has known my soul in deep dis-tress.

3. Thou hast not let pre-vail o’er me the ad-ver-sar-y’s hand;
Thou hast with-in an o-pen place my feet made firm to stand.

4. 2. Be grac-ious un - to me, O Lord, I am in deep dis-tress
My eye, my soul, my bod-y waste with grief and heav - i - ness.

5. Be-cause my life with grief is spent, my years with sighs
…and groans;
My strength has failed be-cause of sin, and wast-ed are my bones.

6. 3. Be-cause of all my en - e -mies, I’ve been a scorn and
…shame,
To neigh-bors most of all; to friends a hor - ror I be-came;

7. For when they saw me in the street, they from my pres-ence
…fled;
I like a brok-en ves-sel am, for - got - ten like the dead.

8. 4. For man - y slan-ders I have heard; on eve - ry side is strife.
A - gainst me they have all con-spired; they plot to take my life.

9. But as for me, O Lord, in Thee I trust for my de-fense;
And un - to Thee, Thou are my God, I say with con-fi-dence.