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The whole Book of Psalms faithfully translated into English metreThe vvhole Booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre
The whole Book of Psalms faithfully translated into English metre. ; Whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfulness, but also the necessity of the heavenly ordinance of singing Scripture psalms in the churches of God. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]The vvhole Booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre. ; Whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfullness, but also the necessity of the heavenly ordinance of singing Scripture psalmes in the churches of God. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
Cambridge, Mass. : Stephen Day, Imprinted 1640
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Sometime we have contracted, sometime dilated the same hebrew word, both for the sense and the verse sake: which dilatation we conceive to be no paraphrastical addition no more then the contraction of a true and full translation to be any unfaithful detraction or diminution: as when we dilate who healeth and say he it is who healeth; soe when we contract, those that stand in awe of God and say Gods fearers.
Somtime wee have contracted, somtime dilated the same hebrew word, both for the sence and the verse sake: which dilatation wee conceive to be no paraphrasticall addition no more then the contraction of a true and full translation to be any unfaithfull detraction or diminution: as when wee dilate who healeth and say he it is who healeth; soe when wee contract, those that stand in awe of God and say Gods fearers.
Lastly. Because some hebrew words have a ⟨image ?⟩more full and emphatical signification then any one english word can or doth sometime express, hence we have done that sometime which faithful translators may do, viz. not only to translate the word but the emphasis of it; as [Greek or Hebrew] mighty God, for God. [Greek or Hebrew] humbly bless for bless; rise to stand, psalm 1. for stand truth and faithfulness for truth. Howbeit, for the verse sake we do not alway thus, yet we render the word truly though not fully; as when we sometime say rejoice for shout for joy.
Lastly. Because some hebrew words have a ⟨image ?⟩more full and emphaticall signification then any one english word can or doth somtime expresse, hence wee have done that somtime which faithfull translators may doe, viz. not only to translate the word but the emphasis of it; as 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 mighty God, for God. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 humbly blesse for blesse; rise to stand, psalm 1. for stand truth and faithfullnes for truth. Howbeit, for the verse sake wee doe not alway thus, yet wee render the word truly though not fully; as when wee somtime say reioyce for shout for ioye.