Setting
I find my refuge in the LORD;
Free Church of Scotland psalter · L.M.
The words
I find my refuge in the LORD; How is it then you say to me, “Make your escape and like a bird For refuge to your mountain flee.
“For look, the wicked bend their bows, And on the string they set their dart; From shadows dark they aim and shoot At those who are upright in heart.
“If the foundations are destroyed And all around there is decay, Whatever can the righteous do, Surrounded by such disarray?”
The LORD is in his holy place; The LORD is on his heavenly throne. His eyes observe the human race, And in his sight each one is known.
The LORD examines all the just, The righteous ones he proves and tests; But all those who love wickedness And violence his soul detests.
Upon the wicked he will rain His fiery coals and sulphur hot; A scorching wind will beat on them— Such punishment will be their lot.
For God the LORD is righteous still, In righteousness he takes delight; And they alone will see his face Who are in heart and life upright.
Source & provenance
Free Church of Scotland psalter · psalter
An unedited transcription of the Sing Psalms (Free Church of Scotland, 2003) edition.
Full provenance & rights
- Base edition
- Sing Psalms (Free Church of Scotland, 2003)
- Editor
- Psalmody Committee of the Free Church of Scotland
- Editing
- unedited transcription
Rights
- Copyright
- rights-verified (display held); FCS terms recorded 2026-10-08 — verbatim text in a notated setting with independent tune MIDI is within terms (text free, FCS attribution displayed); copy/print/offline not granted; no audio derivatives
- Access
- free
- Display
- permitted
Tunes it can be sung to
2 tunes
Halladale
curated well-matchedLM
Rockingham
curated well-matchedLM
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