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To thee, most holy, and most high Power and government from God alone. Applied to the glorious Revolution by King William, or the happy Accession of King George to the Throne

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 75, 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. 75

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 75 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.

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

1We give thanks to You, O God; we give thanks, for Your Name is near. The people declare Your wondrous works. 2“When I choose a time, I will judge fairly. 3When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah 4I say to the proud, ‘Do not boast,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horn. … 6 more verses PSALM 75 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 75

To thee, most holy, and most high, To thee, we bring our thankful praise; Thy works declare thy name is nigh, Thy works of wonder and of grace. 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 75. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 75 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN To thee, most holy, and most high

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