New Version
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General Information
Description: The New Version is a short name for a metrical psalter in common use in English-speaking countries from the end of the seventeenth century to the middle nineteenth century. It was eventually replaced by the psalm paraphrases of Isaac Watts (beginning in 1719) and others.
Citation: Tate, Nahum, and Nicholas Brady. 1696. A New Version of the Psalms of David, Fitted to the Tunes used in Churches. London, England: M. Clark, for the Company of Stationers. 320 pp.
Authors: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady.
View the Wikipedia article on Nahum Tate.
View the Wikipedia article on Nicholas Brady.
References
- Julian, John. 1907. A Dictionary of Hymnology, Second Revised Edition. Volume I, A-O, 892 pp. Volume II, P-Z, 895 pp. Reprinted by Dover, New York, 1957.
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Table of Contents
- The following table is based on the 1696 Edition, published in London, England, by M. Clark.
| Seq | Title | pp. | Stanzas | Meter | First Line | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm I | 3-4 | 6 | C. M. | Happy the man whom ill advice | |
| 2 | Psalm II | 4-5 | 13 | C. M. | With restless and ungoverned rage | |
| 3 | Psalm III | 5-6 | 8 | C. M. | How numerous, Lord, of late are grown | |
| 4 | Psalm IV | 7-8 | 8 | C. M. | O Lord that art my righteous Judge | |
| 5 | Psalm V | 8-9 | 11 | C. M. | Lord, hear the voice of my complaint | |
| 6 | Psalm VI | 9-10 | 9 | C. M. | Thy dreadful anger, Lord, restrain | |
| 7 | Psalm VII | 11-12 | 14 | C. M. | O Lord my God, as I have placed | |
| 8 | Psalm VIII | 13-14 | 8 | C. M. | O thou, to whom all creatures bow | |
| 9 | Psalm IX | 14-16 | 19 | C. M. | To celebrate thy praise, O Lord | Two parts. |
| 10 | Psalm X | 16-19 | 18 | C. M. | Thy presence why withdrawest, Lord | Two parts. |
| 11 | Psalm XI | 19-20 | 7 | C. M. | Since I in God have placed my trust | |
| 12 | Psalm XII | 20-21 | 8 | C. M. | Since godly men decay, O Lord | |
| 13 | Psalm XIII | 21-22 | 6 | C. M. | How long wilt thou forget me, Lord | |
| 14 | Psalm XIV | 22-23 | 7 | L. M. | Sure wicked fools must needs suppose | |
| 15 | Psalm XV | 23-24 | 7 | C. M. | Lord, who's the happy man that may | |
| 16 | Psalm XVI | 24-25 | 11 | C. M. | Protect me from my cruel foes | |
| 17 | Psalm XVII | 25-27 | 15 | C. M. | To my just plea, my sad complaint | Two parts. |
| 18 | Psalm XVIII | 28-34 | 44 | L. M. | No change of times shall ever shock | Six parts. |
| 19 | Psalm XIX | 34-36 | 14 | C. M. | The heavens declare thy glory, Lord | Two parts. |
| 20 | Psalm XX | 36-37 | 8 | C. M. | The Lord to my request attend | |
| 21 | Psalm XXI | 37-39 | 13 | C. M. | The king, O Lord, with songs of praise | Two parts. |
| 22 | Psalm XXII | 39-43 | 29 | C. M. | My God, my God, why leavest thou me | Four parts. |
| 23 | Psalm XXIII | 43 | 6 | C. M. | Since God doth me, his worthless charge | |
| 24 | Psalm XXIV | 44-45 | 10 | C. M. | This spacious earth is all the Lord's | |
| 25 | Psalm XXV | 45-48 | 20 | C. M. | To thee, the God in whom I trust | Two parts. |
| 26 | Psalm XXVI | 48-49 | 9 | C. M. | Judge me, O Lord, for I the paths | |
| 27 | Psalm XXVII | 49-51 | 14 | C. M. | Whom should I fear, since God to me | Two parts. |
| 28 | Psalm XXVIII | 51-52 | 10 | C. M. | O Lord, my rock, to thee I cry | |
| 29 | Psalm XXIX | 53-54 | 8 | L. M. | Ye princes that in might excel | |
| 30 | Psalm XXX | 54-55 | 11 | C. M. | I'll celebrate thy praises, Lord | |
| 31 | Psalm XXXI | 55-59 | 24 | S. M. | Defend me, Lord, from shame | Three parts. |
| 32 | Psalm XXXII | 59-60 | 10 | L. M. | Thrice blest, whose sins have pardon gained | |
| 33 | Psalm XXXIII | 60-62 | 14 | C. M. | Let all the just to God with joy | Two parts. |
| 34 | Psalm XXXIV | 62-65 | 18 | C. M. | Through all the changing scenes of life | Two parts. |
| 35 | Psalm XXXV | 65-69 | 29 | C. M. | Against all those that strive with me | Three parts. |
| 36 | Psalm XXXVI | 69-70 | 10 | L. M. | My crafty foe with flattering art | |
| 37 | Psalm XXXVII | 71-75 | 21 | 888.888. | Though wicked men grow rich or great | Four parts. |
| 38 | Psalm XXXVIII | 75-77 | 16 | C. M. | Correct me not in anger, Lord | Two parts. |
| 39 | Psalm XXXIX | 77-79 | 12 | C. M. | Resolved to watch o'er all my ways | |
| 40 | Psalm XL | 79-81 | 17 | L. M. | I waited meekly for the Lord | Three parts. |
| 41 | Psalm XLI | 81-83 | 12 | C. M. | Happy the man, whose tender care | |
| 42 | Psalm XLII | 83-85 | 12 | C. M. | As pants a hart for cooling streams | |
| 43 | Psalm XLIII | 85 | 5 | L. M. | Against my wicked rebel foes | |
| 44 | Psalm XLIV | 86-88 | 21 | C. M. | O Lord, our fathers oft have told | Three parts. |
| 45 | Psalm XLV | 89-91 | 18 | C. M. | While I the King's loud praise rehearse | Two parts. |
| 46 | Psalm XLVI | 91-92 | 5 | 888.888. | God is our refuge in distress | |
| 47 | Psalm XLVII | 92-93 | 5 | L. M. | O all ye people, clap your hands | |
| 48 | Psalm XLVIII | 93-95 | 12 | C. M. | The Lord is great, and o'er the gods | |
| 49 | Psalm XLIX | 95-97 | 18 | C. M. | Let all the listening world attend | Two parts. |
| 50 | Psalm L | 97-100 | 12 | 888.888. | The Lord hath spoke, the mighty God | |
| 51 | Psalm LI | 100-102 | 17 | C. M. | My God, as thou hast always been | Two parts. |
| 52 | Psalm LII | 102-103 | 8 | C. M. | In vain, O man of matchless might | |
| 53 | Psalm LIII | 104 | 6 | C. M. | The wicked fools must sure suppose | |
| 54 | Psalm LIV | 105 | 5 | C. M. | Lord, save me, for thy glorious name | |
| 55 | Psalm LV | 106-108 | 20 | C. M. | Give ear, thou Judge of all the earth | Three parts. |
| 56 | Psalm LVI | 109-110 | 12 | C. M. | Do thou, O God, in mercy help | |
| 57 | Psalm LVII | 110-112 | 10 | L. M. | Thy mercy, Lord, to me extend | |
| 58 | Psalm LVIII | 112-113 | 11 | C. M. | Speak, O ye judges of the earth | |
| 59 | Psalm LIX | 113-116 | 18 | C. M. | Deliver me, O Lord my God | |
| 60 | Psalm LX | 116-117 | 10 | L. M. | O God who hast our tropps dispersed | |
| 61 | Psalm LXI | 117-118 | 6 | C. M. | Lord, hear my cry, regard my prayer |