595. Thou shalt arise, and mercy yet

Psalm CII

Scottish Psalter, 1650

Psalm 102:13-22. The Everlasting God.

One of the Penitential Psalms. (See under [Hymn 589].)

Zion is in ruins and her people in exile, but God, who is unchangeable, will yet fulfill His promises to His people and make Jerusalem the center of a world-wide worship.

MUSIC. DUKE STREET. For comments on this tune see [Hymn 341].