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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 45: PSALM XLV.
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 Thine arrows are sharp in the hearts Of the King's [hateful] enemies, Whereby the people under thee [Shall] fall that [do] against thee rise.
6 For ever and for ever, Lord, Abides thy [Royal] Throne of might; The Sceptre of thy Kingdom is A Sceptre that is [just and] right.
6 For ever and for ever, Lord, Abides thy [Royal] Throne of might; The Scepter of thy Kingdom is A Scepter that is [just and] right.
7 Thou lovest the right, and hatest ill, Therefore thy God [doth and] still shall ⟨p. 73⟩With Oil of gladness thee anoint, [Even much] above thy fellows all.
7 Thou lov'st the right, and hatest ill, Therefore thy God [doth and] still shall ⟨p. 73⟩With Oyl of gladness thee anoint, [Even much] above thy fellows all.