"For Satan always finds some mischief still for idle hands to do."
"For sov'reign pow'r reign not alone, Grace is the partner of the throne; Thy grace and justice mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward."
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Source: Isaac Watts (1776). “The Psalms of David, Imitated in the Language of the New Testament: And Applied to the Christian State and Worship. by I. Watts”, p.128
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