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Lord, hast thou cast the nation off? On a day of humiliation for disappointments in war

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 60:1–5, 10–12, 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. 60

METRE

Common Metre 8.6.8.6 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 60:1–5, 10–12 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

The psalm it sets

Watts made this hymn from Psalm 60:1–5, 10–12, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us! 2You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking. 3You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink. 4You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah 5Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered. 10Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies? 11Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. 12With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies. PSALM 60:1–5, 10–12 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 60

Lord, hast thou cast the nation off? Must we for ever mourn? Wilt thou indulge immortal wrath? Shall mercy ne'er return? 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 60. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 60 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Lord, hast thou cast the nation off?

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