The Psalter, or Psalms of David: In English Verse (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Psalter, or Psalms of David: In English VerseOne object, accordingly, which has been chiefly kept in view in preparing the present Version, has been to express the effect of each Hebrew clause by a single line instead of half a stanza; at the risk, too often, of a harshness and constraint, both in sound and expression, which might have been avoided by more skill in the Translator. Of course, the degree in which this has been effected has va ried greatly in different Psalms; some, in the origi nal, seemed more easily to admit of paraphrase than others did 5 not to mention, what all must be aware of, how much more freely and happily the expedi ents of metre and language suggest themselves at one time than at another.In the longer Psalms, endeavour has been made to mark the transitions, and bring out the whole subject, not only by a sort of paragraphs, as in the former Versions, but also by a suitable change of metre.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.