...criticisms. In the preface they say, " If the verses are not alwayes so smooth and elegant as some may desire or expect, let them consider that God's altar needs not our pollishings ; for wee have respected rather a plaine translation, than to smooth our verses with the sweetness...

...translation. Says Mather, "Though I heartily join with those gentlemen, who wish that the poetry hereof were mended ; yet I must confess, that the Psalms...let them consider, that God's altar needs not our polishings; we have respected rather a plain translation, than to smooth our verses with the sweetness...

...translation. Says Mather, "* Though 1 heartily join with those gentlemen, who wish that the poetry hereof were mended ; yet I must confess, that the Psalms...receive the excuse which our translators themselves do oflfer us, when they soy, ' II the verses are not always so elegant as some desire or expect, let them...

...translation. Says Mather, "Though I heartily join with those gentlemen, who wish that the poetry hereof were mended ; yet I must confess, that the Psalms...that I know of, nearer to the Hebrew original : and 1 am willing to receive the excuse which our translators themselves do offer us, when they say, ' If...

...criticisms. In the preface they say, " If the verses are not alwayes so smooth and elegant as some may desire or expect, let them consider that God's altar needs not our pollishings ; for wee have respected rather a plaine translation, than to smooth our verses with the sweetness...

...since have used it. Now, though I heartily join with those gentlemen who wish that the poetry hereof were mended ; yet I must confess, that the Psalms...us, when they say : "If the verses are not always so elegnnt as some desire or expect, let them consider that God's altar needs not our polisliings; we...

...since have used it. Now, though I heartily join with those gentlemen who wish that the poetry hereof were mended ; yet I must confess, that the Psalms...expect, let them consider that God's altar needs not our polishings; we have respected rather a plain translation, than to smooth our verses with the sweetness...

...since have used it. Now, though I heartily join with those gentlemen who wish that the poetry hereof were mended; yet I must confess, that the Psalms have...expect, let them consider that God's altar needs not our polishings; we have respected rather a plain translation, than to smooth our verses with the sweetness...

...to the original text * * If, tlierefore, the verses are not always to smooth nnd elegant as some may desire or expect; let them consider that God's altar needs not our polishing.«, Ex. 20 : for we have respected rather a plain translation, than to smooth our verses...

...therefore [concludes the Introduction], the verses are not always so smooth and elegant as some may desire or expect; let them consider that God's Altar needs not our pollishing (Ex. xx), for wee have respected rather a plaine translation, than to smooth our verses...