Some became fools through their rebellious ways, and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
Psalm 107:17–19
Words: James Montgomery, Songs of Zion (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1822), pages 102–03.
Music: Mercy Louis M. Gottschalk, 1867 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Fools, for their transgression, see
Sharp disease their youth consume,
And their beauty, like a tree,
Withering o’er an early tomb.
Food is loathsome to their taste.
And the eye revolts from light ;
All their joys to ruin haste.
As the sunset into night.
Then unto the Lord they cry,
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliverance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear.
He with health renews their frame,
Lengthens out their numbered days;
Let them glorify His name
With the sacrifice of praise.
O that men would praise the Lord,
For His goodness to their race;
For the wonders of His Word,
And the riches of His grace!