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Psalm 135 (Version 2, Part 2)

L.M. (8.8.8.8) Psalm 135 Isaac Watts

Psalm Text

Great is the Lord, exalted high

Above all powers and every throne;

Whate'er he please in earth or sea,

Or heaven, or hell, his hand hath done.

At his command the vapours rise,

The lightnings flash, the thunders roar;

He pours the rain, he brings the wind,

And tempest from his airy store.

'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent,

O Egypt thro' thy stubborn land;

When all thy first-born beasts and men

Fell dead by his avenging hand.

What mighty nations, mighty kings,

He slew, and their whole country gave

To Israel, whom his hand redeem'd,

No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave!

His power the same, the same his grace,

That saves us from the hosts of hell;

And heaven he gives us to possess,

Whence those apostate angels fell.

About This Psalm

Version
1719 Isaac Watts

Themes

PsalmsWorshipCreationProvidenceWarfare

This metrical psalm text is in the public domain.