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Let Sion in her King rejoice Second Part. God fights for his church

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 46, 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

Not recorded 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 46 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 6 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

AMONG THE SCRIPTURES

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STANZA I

Let Sion in her King rejoice

Let Sion in her King rejoice,

Tho' tyrants rage and kingdoms rise;

He utters his almighty voice,

The nations melt, the tumult dies.

The psalm it sets

Watts made this hymn from Psalm 46, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. 2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas, 3though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah 4There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. … 7 more verses PSALM 46 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 46

Let Sion in her King rejoice, Tho' tyrants rage and kingdoms rise; He utters his almighty voice, The nations melt, the tumult dies. 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 Let Sion in her King rejoice

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