Psalm 7: My Lord, My God, My Song of Praise

Psalm 7: My Lord, My God, My Song of Praise

Verse 1:

O Lord, my God, in you I hide,

Pursuers are on every side.

Deliver me – they hunt my soul,

Their anger fierce, relentless, whole.

Verse 2:

If guilt or wrong lies in my hand,

If evil in my heart I planned,

Let justice come, let judgment fall,

And turn my back against the wall.

Chorus:

O righteous Judge, your name I praise,

Your hand upholds me all my days.

To you, Most High, my thanks belong,

My hope, my shield, my victory song.

Verse 3:

Arise, O Lord, and intervene,

And let no evil come between.

Your justice reigns, your truth will test,

The hearts of all in righteousness.

Verse 4: 

The wicked fall in pits they make,

Their lies return, their scheming breaks.

Yet you, O Lord, my shield will be,

Your mercy guards and sets me free.

Chorus:

O righteous Judge, your name I praise,

Your hand upholds me all my days.

To you, Most High, my thanks belong,

My hope, my shield, my victory song.

Bridge: 

Your sword is drawn, your bow is tight,

To crush the wrong, defend the right.

The righteous stand, their hope secure,

In you, O God, their hearts are pure.

Chorus:

O righteous Judge, your name I praise,

Your hand upholds me all my days.

To you, Most High, my thanks belong,

My hope, my shield, my victory song.

Outro:

To you, Most High, my thanks I raise,

My Lord, my God, my song of praise.

Based on Psalm 7

© Johannes W H van der Bijl 2025

Psalm 6: Turn, O Lord, Deliver My Life

Psalm 6: Turn, O Lord, Deliver My Life

Chorus:

Turn, O Lord, deliver my life,

Save me for Your mercy’s sake.

O let me live so I might sing

Praise to you when I awake.

Verse 1:

Do not be angry with me Lord,

Severity, I fear.

Be gracious, I am languishing

But you O Lord are near.

Chorus:

Turn, O Lord, deliver my life,

Save me for Your mercy’s sake.

O let me live so I might sing

Praise to you when I awake.

Verse 2:

I soak my bed with tears each night

I groan in my despair.

Yet you are kind, compassionate

Your love beyond compare.

Chorus:

Turn, O Lord, deliver my life,

Save me for Your mercy’s sake.

O let me live so I might sing

Praise to you when I awake.

Bridge:

Away from me, my enemies, the Lord accepts my plea.

He answers me for I am his, and he has set me free.

Chorus:

Turn, O Lord, deliver my life,

Save me for Your mercy’s sake.

O let me live so I might sing

Praise to you when I awake.

Outro

To the broken, Lord be merciful to the weary, grant them rest.

Your steadfast love is measureless, your mercy manifest.

Based on Psalm 6

© Johannes W H van der Bijl 2025

Psalm 5: Lift Us and Lead Us

Psalm 5: Lift us and Lead Us

Verse 1:

O Lord, in the morning I lift up my voice

Consider my groaning, and let me rejoice

My King and my Saviour, my Master and Lord

I wait and I ponder and rest on your word.

Chorus:

O God in your mercy and loving embrace

Great and abundant your goodness and grace

Lift us and lead us to walk in your way

For you are our refuge, our strength and our stay.

Verse 2:

You do not delight in the wicked or wrong

The proud and the haughty can never belong

Lies and deceit you abhor and disdain

You hate what is evil and all that is vain.

Chorus:

O God in your mercy and loving embrace

Great and abundant your goodness and grace

Lift us and lead us to walk in your way

For you are our refuge, our strength and our stay.

Verse 3:

Though many approach me with flattering words

Their speech and their counsel is rendered absurd

For grave and destruction and absence of truth

Will cause them to fall in the prime of their youth.

Chorus:

O God in your mercy and loving embrace

Great and abundant your goodness and grace

Lift us and lead us to walk in your way

For you are our refuge, our strength and our stay.

Bridge:

Let all who trust in you rejoice and let them sing with cheerful voice.

Protect the ones who love your name and keep them safe in your domain.

Chorus

O God in your mercy and loving embrace

Great and abundant your goodness and grace

Lift us and lead us to walk in your way

For you are our refuge, our strength and our stay.

Based on Psalm 5

© Johannes W H van der Bijl 2025

Psalm 4: O God of Grace

Psalm 4: O God of Grace 

Verse 1:

O God, you are my righteousness, I lift my voice to you.

In darkest night, your mercy shines, relieves and makes me new.

How long will I be put to shame by those who love what’s vain?

But know the Lord has set apart the faithful for his name.

Chorus:

O God of grace, in you I rest, you hear me when I speak.

Shine on me with your radiant love and lift me when I’m weak.

Verse 2:

When anger stirs and doubts arise, let sin not take control.

In quiet trust, in silent awe, I yield to you my soul.

The world may chase its fleeting joys, its riches and acclaim.

But I have found my greatest joy, I will not be ashamed.

Chorus:

O God of grace, in you I rest, you hear me when I speak.

Shine on me with your radiant love and lift me when I’m weak.

Bridge:

You have filled my heart with joy, more than abundance brings.

And in your peace, I safely rest, beneath your shadowed wings.

Verse 3:

O God of righteousness and peace, you hear me when I call.

Through trials deep, your hand upholds, and so, I will not fall.

Grant us, O Lord, your holy joy, your truth to light our way.

And let all lives and every voice be lifted up in praise.

Chorus:

O God of grace, in you I rest, you hear me when I speak.

Shine on me with Your radiant love and lift me when I’m weak.

Outro:

O Lord, you are my solid rock, relief in my distress.

In you I know I’m safe and still, in you I know I’m blessed.

Based on Psalm 4

© Johannes W H van der Bijl 2025

Psalm 3: Shield of the Faithful

Psalm 3: Shield of the Faithful

Chorus:

O Shield of the faithful, our strength and our might,

You rescue the lowly, you banish the night.

O God the Almighty, our refuge, our song,

Though trials are many, we shall overcome.

Verse 1:

As agents of darkness, my enemies rise,

They mock and they whisper, they seek my demise.

But You are my glory, you lift up my head,

And hear all my prayers both silent and said.

Chorus:

O Shield of the faithful, our strength and our might,

You rescue the lowly, you banish the night.

O God the Almighty, our refuge, our song,

Though trials are many, we shall overcome.

Verse 2:

I cry to the Lord, from his throne he replies,

His voice shakes the heavens, my foes he defies.

I lay down to rest, and I wake in his care,

Though thousands surround me, I will not despair.

Chorus:

O Shield of the faithful, our strength and our might,

You rescue the lowly, you banish the night.

O God the Almighty, our refuge, our song,

Though trials are many, we shall overcome.

Verse 3:

Arise, O my God, and hear our request,

Deliver your people, set free the oppressed.

Salvation belongs to the Lord ever true,

Your blessings sustain us; our trust is in you.

Chorus:

O Shield of the faithful, our strength and our might,

You rescue the lowly, you banish the night.

O God the Almighty, our refuge, our song,

Though trials are many, we shall overcome.

Outro:

Though trials are many, we shall overcome,

For you are our refuge, our shield, and our song.

Based on Psalm 3

© Johannes W H van der Bijl 2025

Psalm 2: For Every Nation, God Is King

Psalm 2: For Every Nation, God Is King 

Chorus:

For every nation, God is King,

He sits enthroned above all things.

Through every tribe, let praise ascend,

And every knee before him bend.

Verse 1:

O Sovereign Lord, Creator wise,

You formed the earth, the seas, the skies,

Your mighty hand no foe withstands,

Your gospel spreads to distant lands.

Bridge 1:

As Peter prayed with steadfast might,

Send boldness, Lord, and holy light.

Proclaim through us the Saviour’s name,

And spread abroad his glorious fame.

Verse 2:

Our Lord commands us, don’t be still,

Disciple nations, teach his will.

All power’s his, on earth, in heaven,

So rise, and speak the Word he’s given.

Bridge 2:

Though nations rage, and plots unfurl,

Our Lord has overcome the world.

Take heart, O Church, we will not fail

The gates of hell will not prevail.

Chorus:

For every nation, God is King,

He sits enthroned above all things.

Through every tribe, let praise ascend,

And every knee before him bend.

Verse 3:

No evil weapon shall succeed,

This is the word our Lord decreed.

We press on in the race we run,

We fight the fight ‘till day is done.

Bridge 3:

By faith we stand, the crown awaits,

Our Lord has opened heaven’s gates.

Through Abraham’s seed, the promise flows,

Till every nation Jesus knows.

Verse 4.

Our war is not with human beings,

But rulers dark, and powers unseen.

With armour bright, the gospel shod,

We march as victors through our God.

Bridge 4:

The Spirit moves, the nations hear,

The Father’s answer to Christ’s prayer,

That all the earth his own will be

His heritage perpetually.

Chorus:

For every nation, God is King,

He sits enthroned above all things.

Through every tribe, let praise ascend,

And every knee before him bend.

Verse 5:

May nations bless the Lord above,

As he embraces them in love.

May all rebellion, small or great 

Before the throne disintegrate.

Bridge 5:

Send us as servants of your Son,

Your kingdom come, your will be done.

Till every tongue and heart’s confessed,

And hell itself is dispossessed.

Final Chorus:

For every nation, God is King,

He sits enthroned above all things.

Through every tribe, let praise ascend,

And every knee before him bend.

Based on Psalm 2, Genesis 12:3, Isaiah 54:17, Matthew 28:18-20, John 16:33, Acts 4:24-31, Ephesians 6:12, 2 Timothy 4:7-8.

© Johannes W H van der Bijl 2025

Psalm 1: Blessed

Psalm 1: Blessed

Verse 1:

Blessed is the one who walks in the way,

Avoiding the paths that lead us astray.

Delighting in truth – the Law of the Lord

Learning and living in step with his Word.

Chorus:

Like trees by the waters, steadfast and strong,

Bearing their fruit all the year long.

The righteous shall flourish, their hope ever sure,

Rooted in Jesus their lives are secure.

Bridge 1:

Delight in the word and live in its light

Meditate on it by both day and night

Like trees in the river of life will mature

Those who walk in the way of the Lord will endure.

Verse 2:

Not so the wicked, like chaff they are blown,

Their ways are unstable, they stand all alone.

The Lord watches over the righteous with care,

But the paths of the wicked lead to despair.

Chorus:

Like trees by the waters, steadfast and strong,

Bearing their fruit all the year long.

The righteous shall flourish, their hope ever sure,

Rooted in Jesus their lives are secure.

Bridge 2:

Blessed is the one who trusts in His name,

Who walks in His truth, forever the same.

Firm in our faith, we’ll grow by his grace,

With joy in His presence, his loving embrace.

Verse 3:

Oh, teach us, dear Lord, to walk in your light,

To shun what is wrong, to cling to what’s right.

Our joy is in Jesus, our Saviour, our guide,

We boldly move forward with you by our side.

Chorus:

Like trees by the waters, steadfast and strong,

Bearing their fruit all the year long.

The righteous shall flourish, their hope ever sure,

Rooted in Jesus their lives are secure.

Based on Psalm 1

© Johannes W H van der Bijl 2025