The Modern Reader's Bible: A Series of Works from the Sacred Scriptures Presented in Modern Literary Form, Volume 8Richard Green Moulton Macmillan, 1899 |
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Page vii
... expressions . In other languages , burdened as they are with versification of counted syllables and measured vowel sounds , the har- monious intricacies and elastic windings of lyric poetry have to be attained by a triumph of thought ...
... expressions . In other languages , burdened as they are with versification of counted syllables and measured vowel sounds , the har- monious intricacies and elastic windings of lyric poetry have to be attained by a triumph of thought ...
Page ix
... expression . We find in these Biblical lyrics ' antistrophic ' structure , stanzas running in pairs ; as in Greek , each strophe is answered rhythm for rhythm by its antistrophe , but , unlike the Greek , the Biblical antistrophe ...
... expression . We find in these Biblical lyrics ' antistrophic ' structure , stanzas running in pairs ; as in Greek , each strophe is answered rhythm for rhythm by its antistrophe , but , unlike the Greek , the Biblical antistrophe ...
Page xxiii
... to generalise and idealise everything it touches . To take one amongst many indi- cations . It is the rule , and not an exception , in these psalms to find crowded together expressions of pining , wasting xxiii Introduction B.
... to generalise and idealise everything it touches . To take one amongst many indi- cations . It is the rule , and not an exception , in these psalms to find crowded together expressions of pining , wasting xxiii Introduction B.
Page xxiv
... expressions of pining , wasting away and bodily pain , and again expressions which tell of actual foes and threatening armies . No doubt it is a possibility that this combination of internal and external trouble might distinguish a ...
... expressions of pining , wasting away and bodily pain , and again expressions which tell of actual foes and threatening armies . No doubt it is a possibility that this combination of internal and external trouble might distinguish a ...
Page xxvii
... expressions must be translated from the concrete into the abstract : when they can be read as embodiments of the evil that is in the world the fierceness of their language will be a moral tonic . I therefore see no need to understand ...
... expressions must be translated from the concrete into the abstract : when they can be read as embodiments of the evil that is in the world the fierceness of their language will be a moral tonic . I therefore see no need to understand ...
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acrostic adversaries affliction answer Anthem antiphonal antistrophic form Antistrophic in strains antistrophic structure ashamed Bashan Behold Biblical poetry bless Book of Psalms celebrates children of men couplets David deliver deliverance dramatic psalm dwell earth enemies envelopment evil exalted eyes faith fear Festal Hymn foes glad glory Hallel hate hath heart heavens Hebrew Hebrew alphabet holy II Samuel Israel ix-x Jehovah judgment king lines lips Liturgy lyric meditation mercy Metrical System mouth nations night oppression parallelism poem poetry praise thee prayer present psalter quatrains refrain refuge rejoice rhythm righteous SEMICHORUS Sennacherib sextets Sheol Song soul stanzas strength strophe Strophic structure supplication tabernacle thanksgiving thine thou art Thou hast thou shalt thou wilt shew thought thy lovingkindness thy name thy righteousness thy salvation tion tongue triplets triumph trouble unto the LORD unto thee voice Votive Hymn whole wicked words workers of iniquity Zion
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Page 78 - The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
Page 137 - As smoke is driven away, so drive them away : As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of GOD.
Page xxx - I have said, Ye are gods ; and all of you are children of the most high. 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
Page 142 - SAVE me, O God ; for the waters are come in unto my soul. I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Page 151 - The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Page 80 - For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. For mine iniquities are gone over mine head : as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
Page 16 - Thou hast ordained ; what is man, that Thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him ? For Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of Thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet...
Page 127 - My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Page 59 - I cried to thee, O LORD ; and unto the LORD I made supplication. 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit ? Shall the dust praise thee ? shall it declare thy truth ? 10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me : LORD, be thou my helper.
Page 7 - I will declare the decree : the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my son ; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.