I Extol You, O Lord

I ex­tol you

O Lord

Hear the prais­es I voice;

As I boast in my God

O you trou­bled

re­joice.

Come and glo­ri­fy Him

And ex­alt His great name:

He de­liv­ers from guilt

And re­moves all our shame.

Those who look to the Lord

Shine with ra­di­ant light

For He hears ev­ery cry

And He saves from each plight;

And the an­gel of God

Camps around those who fear:

Taste and see

God is good—

He will dry ev­ery tear.

O how bless­èd are they

Who take re­fuge in God.

Fear the Lord

you His saints

And you’ll nev­er lack good.

If you love life and wish

To see ma­ny good days

Turn from ev­il

do good

Seek the peace of God’s ways.

For the eyes of the Lord

On the right­eous do stay

And His ear hears their cry;

He’s at­tent­ive al­ways.

But the face of the Lord

Is against ev­il men.

They’ll be cut off; no me­mo­ry

Of them will re­main.

When the right­eous cry out

The Lord hears ev­ery pray­er.

He de­liv­ers them from all

Their trou­ble and care.

For the Lord e’er is close

To the brok­en in heart

And He saves all whose spir­its

Are crushed by their lot.

Though the right­eous may have

Every trou­ble and grief

God de­liv­ers from all

Gives pro­tect­ion

re­lief.

All the foes of the right­eous

He’ll sure­ly con­demn

But the Lord re­deems all

Who take re­fuge in Him.