Setting
Give me insight to learn your commands,
Free Church of Scotland psalter · 9 9 9 9 anapaestic
Verses 73–80 of Psalm 119
The words
Give me insight to learn your commands, For you made me and formed me, O LORD. May your saints, when they see me, rejoice, Since my hope has been placed in your word.
LORD, I know that your judgments are just; You have faithfully disciplined me. May your unfailing love be my strength; As you promised me, answer my plea.
Show me mercy that I may have life, For your law is my constant delight. Shame the proud who defame me with lies; On your precepts I’ll think day and night.
May all those who respect your commands Turn to me—those who honour your name. May I keep your decrees without fault, So that no one can put me to shame.
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
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Tunes it can be sung to
4 tunes · all curated well-matched · 9.9.9.9
Fyrish
Hilton
Kilmuir
Mulchaich
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