STANZA 1
I in the Lord do put my trust;
how is it then that ye
say to my soul, “Flee as a bird,
unto your mountain high”?

STANZA 2
For, lo, the wicked bend their bow,
their shafts on string they fit,
that those who upright are in heart
they privily may hit.

STANZA 3
If the foundations be destroyed,
what hath the righteous done?
God in His holy temple is,
in heaven is His throne.

STANZA 4
His eyes do see, His eyelids try
men’s sons. The just he proves;
but His soul hates the wicked man,
and Him that violence loves.

STANZA 5
Snares, fire and brimstone, furious storms,
on sinners He shall rain:
this, as the portion of their cup,
doth unto them pertain.

STANZA 6
Because the Lord most righteous doth
in righteousness delight;
and with a pleasant countenance 
beholdeth the upright.

—Scottish Psalter, 1650