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Where shall the man be found Second Part Divine instruction

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 25:12, 14, 10, 13, printed in 1719 in The Psalms of David Imitated, where he set the psalms "in the language of the New Testament".

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1719 The Psalms of David Imitated · no. 2

METRE

Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 4 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 25:12, 14, 10, 13 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 4 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

The psalm it sets

Watts made this hymn from Psalm 25:12, 14, 10, 13, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him. 14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them. 10All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees. 13His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land. PSALM 25:12, 14, 10, 13 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 25

Where shall the man be found That fears t' offend his God, That loves the gospel's joyful sound, And trembles at the rod? STANZA I

Its place in the book

Watts's psalms run from Psalm 1 to Psalm 150, several settings to many psalms: 367 hymns. This is number 2. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 2 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Where shall the man be found

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