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Mr. Richard Baxter's paraphrase on the Psalms of David in metre with other hymns…
Mr. Richard Baxter's paraphrase on the Psalms of David in metre with other hymns / left fitted for the press by his own hand.
London: printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1692
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Mr. Baxter's PARAPHRASE ON THE PSALMS. › Psalm 72: PSALM LXXII.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
15 He shall live, and to him shall be Presented Sheba's [finest] gold; He shall be prayed, for constantly And daily be [his praise] extolled,
15 He shall live, and to him shall be Presented Sheba's [finest] gold; He shall be pray'd, for constantly And daily be [his praise] extoll'd,
16 The corn that grows on mountain tops [Prospering] the reaper's hand shall fill; The fruit thereof shall wave and shake Like trees on [woody] Lebanon hill. His City shall be flourishing, With [store of] Citizens abound; Even as the green and plenteous grass Doth flourish on the [fertile] ground.
16 The corn that grows on mountain tops [Prosp'ring] the reaper's hand shall fill; The fruit thereof shall wave and shake Like trees on [woody] Lebanon hill. His City shall be flourishing, With [store of] Citizens abound; Even as the green and plenteous grass Doth flourish on the [fertile] ground.
17 His name shall last: His father's name By him [his son] continue shall; And men in him shall blessed be, All nations [him shall] blessed call.