English poem
Triumph in GOD'S Protection. Psalm xviii. 2
by Philip Doddridge (1773–1832)
Legions of Foes beset me round, While marching o'er this dang'rous Ground; Yet in Jehovah's Aid I trust, And in his Pow'r superior boast.
My Buckler he: His Shield is spread To cover this defenceless Head: Now let the fiercest Foes assail, Their Darts, I count, as rattling Hail.
He is my Rock, and he my Tow'r; The Base how firm! the Walls how sure! The Battlements how high they rise! And hide their Summits in the Skies.
Deliv'rances to GOD belong; He is my Strength, and he my Song; The Horn of my Salvation he, And all my Foes dispers'd shall flee.
Thro' the long March my Lips shall sing My great Protector, and my King, Till Zion's Mount my Feet ascend, And all my painful Warfare end.
Rais'd on the shining Turrets there Thro' all the Prospect wide, and fair, A Land of Peace his Hosts survey, And bless the Grace, that led the Way.
More by Philip Doddridge
- The Wisdom of redeeming Time. Eph. v. 15, 16
- The Word of Salvation sent to us. Acts xiii. 26
- The Year crowned with the divine Goodness. Psalm lxv. 11
- Treasuring up Wrath by despising Mercy. Romans ii. 4, 5
- True Liberty given by CHRIST. John viii. 36
- Unsuccessful Fasts accounted for. Isaiah lviii. 3. compared with v. 4-8
- Victory over Satan by the Blood of the Lamb, and the Word of the Testimony of his Servants. Rev. xii…
- Walking with GOD, or being in his Fear all the Day long. Proverbs xxiii. 17