v.1,2,7-14 <br />C. M. <br />Saints chastised, and sinners destroyed; or, Instructive afflictions. <br /> <br />O God, to whom revenge belongs, <br />"Proclaim thy wrath aloud; <br />Let sovereign power redress our wrongs, <br />Let justice smite the proud. <br /> <br />They say, "The Lord nor sees nor hears:" <br />When will the fools be wise? <br />Can he be deaf who formed their ears? <br />Or blind, who made their eyes? <br /> <br />He knows their impious thoughts are vain, <br />And they shall feel his power; <br />His wrath shall pierce their souls with pain <br />In some surprising hour. <br /> <br />But if thy saints deserve rebuke, <br />Thou hast a gentler rod; <br />Thy providence's and thy book <br />Shall make them know their God. <br /> <br />Blest is the man thy hands chastise, <br />And to his duty draw; <br />Thy scourges make thy children wise <br />When they forget thy law. <br /> <br />But God will ne'er cast off his saints, <br />Nor his own promise break <br />He pardons his inheritance <br />For their Redeemer's sake.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/psalm-94-part-1/
