Psalm 112 (Tate & Brady)

HALLELUJAH.

1 That man is blessed, who stands in awe

of God, and loves his sacred law:

2 His seed on earth shall be renowned,

and with successive honors crowned.

3 His house, the seat of wealth, shall be

an unexhausted treasury;

His justice free from all decay

shall blessings to his heirs convey.

4 The soul that's filled with virtue's light

shines brightest in affliction's night:

to pity the distressed inclined,

as well as just to all mankind.

5 His lib'ral favors he extends,

to some he gives, to others lends;

Yet what his charity impairs,

he saves by prudence in affairs.

6 Beset with threat'ning dangers round,

unmoved shall he maintain his ground;

The sweet remembrance of the just

shall flourish when he sleeps in dust.

7 Ill tidings never can surprise

his heart, that fixed on God relies:

8 On safety's rock he sits, and sees

the shipwreck of his enemies.

9 His hands, while they his alms bestowed,

his glory's future harvest sowed;

Whence he shall reap wealth, fame, renown,

a temp'ral and eternal crown.

10 The wicked shall his triumph see,

and gnash their teeth in agony:

While their unrighteous hopes decay,

and vanish with themselves away.