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And will the God of grace A complaint against persecutors

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 83, 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. 83

METRE

Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 8 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 83 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 83, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God. 2See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads. 3With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish, 4saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” … 14 more verses PSALM 83 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 83

Then shall the nations know That glorious dreadful word, Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. STANZA VIII

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 83. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 83 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN And will the God of grace

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