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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 129: PSALM CXXIX.
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.
1 Many a time, may Israel say, With thankfulness [to God] in truth, Have wicked men afflicted me, Even from my [prime and] early youth.
1 MAny a time, may Israel say, With thankfulness [to God] in truth, Have wicked men afflicted me, Even from my [prime and] early youth.
2 Many a time, even from my youth, Their [cruel] hands have me assailed; But for my wished overthrow They have not yet [by rage] prevailed.
2 Many a time, even from my youth, Their [cruel] hands have me assail'd; But for my wished overthrow They have not yet [by rage] prevail'd.
3 The plowers ploughing on my back, Did [long and] bloody furrows make.
3 The plowers plowing on my back, Did [long and] bloody furrows make.