Setting
O LORD, how many are my foes!
Free Church of Scotland psalter · L.M.
The words
O LORD, how many are my foes! How many up against me rise! They all are saying now of me, “In vain he on his God relies.”
But you are my protector, LORD; You are a shield around me spread. My glory comes from you alone, The one who raises up my head.
When to the LORD I lift my voice, In face of those who hate me still, The LORD will hear my cry to him And answer from his holy hill.
I settle down and sleep in peace; I wake in God’s upholding hand. I will not fear ten thousand foes Who circling round against me stand.
Arise, O LORD! Save me, my God! Deliver for your mercy’s sake! Strike all my en’mies on the jaw; The wicked’s teeth in pieces break.
The LORD alone deliverance sends; No other source of help have we. Therefore upon your people all May your eternal blessing be.
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
2 tunes
Soldau
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Uffingham
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