I reioyced, when they sayd to me, We wil go into the house of the Lord. (Psalme 122:1 Geneva Bible)

DELIVERANCE

O God of unsearchable greatness,

efore thee I am nothing but vanity, iniquity,
perishing;
Sin has forfeited thy favor,
stripped me of thy image,
banished me from thy presence,
exposed me to the curse of thy law;

I cannot deliver myself, and am in despair.
But a resource is found in thee,
for without my desert or desire
thou didst devise an everlasting plan,
honorable to thy perfections,
and which angels desired to look into.
And the Word which announces all the glory
of this goodness
is nigh me, invites me, beseeches me.
May I, a convinced and self-despairing sinner,
find Jesus as the power unto salvation,
his death the center of all relief,
the source of all gospel-blessings.
Help me to repair to that cross,
be crucified to the world by it,
and in it find deepest humiliation,
motives to patience and self-denial,
grace for active benevolence,
faith to grasp eternal life,
hope to lift up my head,
love to bind me for ever
to him who died for me.
May his shed blood make me
more thankful for thy mercies,
more humble under thy correction,
more zealous in they service,
more watchful against temptation,
more contented in my circumstances,
more useful to others.

—from The Valley of Vision, Arthur Bennett, editor (Banner of Truth Trust, 2002).

salme 4
(Geneva Bible)
To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of Dauid.
1 Heare me when I call, O God of my righteousnes: thou hast set me at libertie, when I was in distresse: haue mercie vpon me and hearken vnto my prayer.
2 O ye sonnes of men, howe long will yee turne my glory into shame, louing vanitie, and seeking lyes? Selah.
3 For be ye sure that the Lord hath chosen to himselfe a godly man: the Lord will heare when I call vnto him.
4 Tremble, and sinne not: examine your owne heart vpon your bed, and be still. Selah.
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousnes, and trust in the Lord.
6 Many say, Who will shewe vs any good? but Lord, lift vp the light of thy countenance vpon vs.
7 Thou hast giuen mee more ioye of heart, then they haue had, when their wheate and their wine did abound.
8 I will lay mee downe, and also sleepe in peace: for thou, Lord, onely makest me dwell in safetie.

Grace be with you, and Peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.