The Psalms of David: Imitated in the Language of the New Testament and Applied to the Christian State and Worship

The Psalms of David: Imitated in the Language of the New Testament and Applied to the Christian State and Worship

The Psalms of David is a Metrical Psalter written by Isaac Watts that revolutionized protestant church music in the English-speaking world. In contrast to previous psalters, Watts did not directly translate the psalms but paraphrased and edited them. Whereas previous psalters had attempted to translate the psalms into meter from the original Hebrew as accurately as possible, Watts tried to translate them in a way that would resonate with the people of his day. This book contains the metrical psalms written by Isaac Watts, two essays by Watts explaining the reasoning behind this work, and a biographical essay about Watts. Slight modifications have been made to ease readability. This is printed text, not a facsimile. To learn more about singing metrical psalms, please visit 150songs.com