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Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear For the Lord's day morning

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 5, 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. 5

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 5 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 8 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.

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The psalm it sets

Watts made this hymn from Psalm 5, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1Give ear to my words, O LORD; consider my groaning. 2Attend to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You I pray. 3In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation. 4For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You. … 8 more verses PSALM 5 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 5

Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear My voice ascending high; To thee will I direct my prayer, To thee lift up mine eye; 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 5. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 5 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear

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