The Lyrics and Singing of Psalm 119X
Update: I’ve edited this post to include the lyrics (which also rhyme beautifully).
Sometime ago I was introduced to the singing of Psalms in a Christian gathering. One of my favorite Psalms to listen to or sing now is Psalm 119X. I think it is wonderful to include the singing of Psalms and sing God’s Word in inspired Scripture.
Please play audio to listen to the song:
Psalm 119X
Before Thee let my cry come near,
O Lord; true to Thy word, teach me.
Before Thee let my pleading come;
True to Thy promise rescue me.
Since Thou Thy statutes teachest me,
O let my lips Thy praise confess.
Yea, of Thy word my tongue would sing,
For Thy commands are righteousness.
Be ready with Thy hand to help,
Because Thy precepts are my choice.
I’ve longed for Thy salvation, LORD,
And in Thy holy law rejoice.
O let Thine ordinances help;
My soul shall live and praise Thee yet.
A straying sheep, Thy servant, seek,
For Thy commands I ne’er forget.
The lyrics are based from Psalm 119:169-176.
169Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
171My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
172My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
173Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
174I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
I found the above audio from the Crown & Covenant Publications website, where they offer free download for the psalm of the month, if you happen to be interested in their resources.
I hope you have a wonderful and blessed day of worship on the Lord’s Day tomorrow! 
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” ~Colossians 3:16
March 16th, 2008 at 12:58 pm | Permalink
Hello Jessica,
All I can say is WOW! I listened to your audio of the singing Psalms 119. It is awesome to sing God’s Holy Word to Him. I have never experience that in a worship service. I have heard of URCNA churches sing the Psalms as part of their worship services and some other Reformed denominations like Presbyterians as well, sometimes.
In good old West Virginia the songs we sing in the Presbyterian Church I am attending now are standard hymns. That is a step up from the last church I was a member of (C&MA) where we sang Jesus Is My Boyfriend songs (you know, Praise and Worship music).
I don’t know if you ever experience a worship service like that but if you haven’t the better for you.
Cheers
Your Brother
Timotheus
March 16th, 2008 at 10:39 pm | Permalink
119X is a great one… There’s a good recording of it (acapella) here [genevan foundation] for practicing parts. I’ve wanted to set up a psalm sing for a while now. Hmm I will have to do so..
March 17th, 2008 at 11:45 am | Permalink
Fantastic. Other-wordly. Reminds me of Handel; but different.
Who composed the tune?
March 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pm | Permalink
My first degree was in music. Unfortunately, I was living out of fellowship with God at that time. I wish now I could go back and sing serious music that was written in praise of Him as worship now rather than just singing notes like I did back then.
That was a really beautiful recording.
March 18th, 2008 at 12:07 pm | Permalink
I love to sing Psalms! There is no better hymn book than that which the Lord has given us in the middle of our Bibles.
March 21st, 2008 at 5:31 pm | Permalink
This is SO lovely!! Thank you for sharing the song AND for sharing the link to Crown & Covenant, too. I’ve heard friends talk about singing the Psalms, but no one around my area does this. It must be a HUGE blessing to participate in this!
His,
Mrs. U
March 28th, 2008 at 9:27 am | Permalink
Very nice Jessica, Thanks for the link.