At once He'd answer my request;
And by His love's constraining power,
Subdue my sins and give me rest.
"Instead of this, He made me feel
The hidden evils of my heart;
And let the angry powers of hell
Assault my soul in every part."
—Cowper.
"If we listen to David's harp, we shall hear as many hearse-like harmonies as carols."—Lord Bacon.
"If we be either in outward affliction or in inward distress, we may accommodate to ourselves the melancholy expressions we find here. If not, we must sympathise with those whose case they speak too plainly, and thank God it is not our own case."—Matthew Henry.