New Translation of the Book of Psalms and of the Proverb - With Introductions, and Notes, Chiefly Explanatory #232833

Another Obstacle to a proper estimate Of the poetry Of the Scrip tures is the very imperfect translation, and wretched arrangement, m which it has been presented to English readers. Let the lover of poetry imagine what impressions he should receive from the odes Of Collins or Gray, cut up into fragments like the verses in the common version of the Bible, and he may comprehend what injustice has been done to the Hebrew poets.