The Whole book of Psalms as they are now sung in the churches, with the singing notes of the time and tune set to every syllable, made plain and easie to the understandings of all that can read by the directions in the latter part of the preface, never before done in England.

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The Whole book of Psalms as they are now sung in the churches, with the singing notes of the time and tune set to every syllable, made plain and easie to the understandings of all that can read by the directions in the latter part of the preface, never before done in England.
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London :: Printed for R. Everingham for the Company of Stationers, and are to be sold by E. Brewster ... and S. Keeble ...,
1688.
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Bible. -- O.T. -- Psalms -- Paraphrases, English.
Psalms (Music)
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"The Whole book of Psalms as they are now sung in the churches, with the singing notes of the time and tune set to every syllable, made plain and easie to the understandings of all that can read by the directions in the latter part of the preface, never before done in England." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A27921.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 22, 2025.

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ZAIN. The seventh Part.

[verse 49] Thy promise which thou mad'st to me 〈♫〉〈♫〉 thy servant, Lord, remember: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 For therein do I put my trust, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and confidence for ever. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 [verse 50] It is my comfort and my joy, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 when troubles me assail: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 For were my life not by thy word, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 my life would soon me fail. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 [verse 51] The proud and such as God contemn, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 still made of me a scorn: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Yet would I not thy law forsake: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 as he that were forlorn. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 [verse 52] But call to mind, Lord, thy great works 〈♫〉〈♫〉 shew'd to our fathers old: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Whereby I felt my joy surmount 〈♫〉〈♫〉 my grief an hundred fold. 〈♫〉〈♫〉

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[verse 53] But yet, a-las, for fear I quake, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 seeing how wicked men 〈♫〉〈♫〉 Thy law forsook, and did procure 〈♫〉〈♫〉 thy judgments who knows when? 〈♫〉〈♫〉 [verse 54] And as for me, I fram'd my songs, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 thy statutes to exalt: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 When I among the stran∣gers dwelt, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and thoughts 'gan me assault. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 [verse 55] I thought upon thy name, O Lord, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 by night, when others sleep: 〈♫〉〈♫〉 As for thy law, al-so I kept, 〈♫〉〈♫〉 and e-ver will it keep. 〈♫〉〈♫〉 [verse 56] This grace I did obtain because 〈♫〉〈♫〉 thy cov'nants sweet and dear 〈♫〉〈♫〉 I did embrace and al-so keep 〈♫〉〈♫〉 with rev'rence and with fear. 〈♫〉〈♫〉
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