Jehovah, My God, on Thy Help I Depend (EN 477)

1

Jehovah, my God, on Thy help I depend;

From all that pursue me O save and defend;

Lest they like a lion should rend me at will:

While no one is near me their raging to still.

2

When wronged without cause I have kindness returned;

But if I my neighbor maltreated and spurned,

My soul let the enemy seize for his prey,

My life and mine honor in dust let him lay.

3

O Lord, in Thy wrath stay the rage of my foes;

Awake, and Thy judgment ordained interpose.

Let peoples surround Thee and wait at Thy feet,

While o’er them for judgment Thou takest Thy seat.

4

All nations of men shall be judged by the Lord;

To me, O Jehovah, just judgment accord,

As faithful and righteous in life I have been,

And ever integrity cherished within.

5

Establish the righteous, let evil depart,

For God, who is just, tries the thoughts of the heart.

In God for defense I have placed all my trust;

The upright He saves and He judges the just.

6

The Lord with the wicked is wroth every day,

And if they repent not is ready to slay;

By manifold ruin for others prepared

They surely at last shall themselves be ensnared.

7

Because He is righteous His praise will I sing,

Thanksgiving and honor to Him will I bring,

Will sing to the Lord on Whose grace I rely,

Extolling the Name of Jehovah Most High.