Excerpt from New Translation of the Book of Psalms and of the Proverb: With Introductions, and Notes, Chiefly Explanatory 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. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.