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:
[audio:psalm119x.mp3]
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.
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.
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:35 pm | Permalink
Thank you for the psalms. It is a blessing to sing them. I have created some video the psalms on utube. Hope you like it too.
http://www.youtube.com/user/johnquik
November 15th, 2008 at 9:38 am | Permalink
That sounds SO beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
March 4th, 2009 at 8:10 am | Permalink
I’ve watched a few episodes of American Idol the last few weeks, especially the Final 36 competition. The three songs that I remember most were “oldies”: one from the 80s and two from the 60s. Two of the songs, “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” (1966) and “Bette Davis Eyes” (1981), were deemed “too old-fashioned.”
These comments remind me of worship services in churches today. A song from one or two years ago would be judged too old, if people even remember it. This is fallen human nature, ever craving for new things, as when Paul was asked by the Athenians if he had any new teaching to introduce to them (Acts 17:19).
The appetite for new songs in churches is never satisfied. Why not? The Bible even commands us to “sing a new song to the Lord” in many places. Taken at face value, this would seem to justify the weekly new song introduced by the worship team.
But what does the Bible really say about “new songs”? Read more here:
“‘New Song’ and American Idol(atry)”
http://www.twoagespilgrims.com/doctrine/
March 30th, 2009 at 12:25 am | Permalink
Absolutely awe inspiring!
Ruby
May 20th, 2009 at 2:17 pm | Permalink
Beautiful!
June 8th, 2009 at 1:21 pm | Permalink
Wowsers! I must say… I am very encouraged by your site here. We are just learning that song (Psalm 119) in our church.
June 8th, 2009 at 9:49 pm | Permalink
Hi Evan, thanks so much for commenting. Glad to hear you enjoyed the song I posted. It’s wonderful that your church is learning Psalm 119. It has become one of my favorite Psalms along with Psalm 98. I haven’t found too many churches that sing Psalms actually; and it was only in recent years that I was introduced to Psalm singing. Does your church sing a lot of Psalms on Sunday worship (or maybe exclusively the Psalms)?
Well, at any rate, thanks again for taking the time to write. May our wonderful God continue to bless you.
July 31st, 2009 at 3:54 am | Permalink
I came across your blog doing a search for listening to psalm singing online! My husband and I are RP’s too! I’ll have to read more after this comment.
August 7th, 2009 at 7:42 pm | Permalink
Viewed DVD of Pilgrims Progress with friends this evening & my search revealed your Blog. Was raised Roman Catholic & I forgot how beautiful Psalms are song in that format. Have been in a Vineyard Fellowship 13+ yrs .Just now leaving that informal worship style for Freidens’ United Church of Christ- returning to a more common tradition for the stability & maturity of basic Chtristian practice . Thanks for your Blog I’ll share it with others.
October 28th, 2009 at 5:26 pm | Permalink
I agree, it is a beautiful setting; it truly captures the psalmist’s lament. If you’re switching to the new blue covered Psalter (Book of Psalms for Worship), you can find it under Psalm 119W. I’m glad they kept it
The Abundance CD is filled with some of the more difficult new tunes (many have the same feel as 199X/W), and they took care to make it interesting to listen to — intensity changes, solos, ooohs, etc. Overall, I’m quite excited about the new Psalter!
January 18th, 2010 at 11:11 pm | Permalink
Hear all 150 psalms sung with little to no instrumentation.
http://thekingdomcome.com/psalmplayer
March 18th, 2010 at 8:26 pm | Permalink
hi jessica,i love singing the psalm too,the whole 150 books.hope to meet u someday so we sing the psalm(psalter) for the glory of God