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Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray C. M An evening Psalm

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 4, 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

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 4 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 4 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 4, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer. 2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies ? Selah 3Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him. 4Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah … 4 more verses PSALM 4 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 4

Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray I am for ever thine: I fear before thee all the day, Nor would I dare to sin. 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 Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray

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