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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 118: PSALM CXVIII.
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.
5 I called on the name of God In [all my] danger and distress; The Lord did hear, and brought me forth Into a [free and] spacious place.
6 The mighty Lord is on my side, [Of men] I will not be afraid; Whatever mortal man can do, [At it] why should I be dismayed?
6 The mighty Lord is on my side, [Of men] I will not be afraid; Whatever mortal man can do, [At it] why should I be dismay'd?
7 The Lord himself doth take my part, With them that [help and] succour me; Therefore on those that do me hate, His justice I shall [shortly] see.
8 It's better to trust in the Lord, Than [for to] trust to man's defence: