New Version

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, although a few remain in use (Psalms 34, 95, and 148, for example).

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.

External Links

• Scan of 1696 Edition at Archive.org

Table of Contents

The following table is based on the 1696 Edition, published in London, England, by M. Clark.

Psalm pp. Stanzas Parts Meter First Line 1 3-4 6 1 C. M. Happy the man whom ill advice 2 4-5 13 1 C. M. With restless and ungoverned rage 3 5-6 8 1 C. M. How numerous, Lord, of late are grown 4 7-8 8 1 C. M. O Lord that art my righteous Judge 5 8-9 11 1 C. M. Lord, hear the voice of my complaint 6 9-10 9 1 C. M. Thy dreadful anger, Lord, restrain 7 11-12 14 1 C. M. O Lord my God, as I have placed 8 13-14 8 1 C. M. O thou, to whom all creatures bow 9 14-16 19 2 C. M. To celebrate thy praise, O Lord 10 16-19 18 2 C. M. Thy presence why withdrawest, Lord 11 19-20 7 1 C. M. Since I in God have placed my trust 12 20-21 8 1 C. M. Since godly men decay, O Lord 13 21-22 6 1 C. M. How long wilt thou forget me, Lord 14 22-23 7 1 L. M. Sure wicked fools must needs suppose 15 23-24 7 1 C. M. Lord, who's the happy man that may 16 24-25 11 1 C. M. Protect me from my cruel foes 17 25-27 15 2 C. M. To my just plea, my sad complaint 18 28-34 44 6 L. M. No change of times shall ever shock 19 34-36 14 2 C. M. The heavens declare thy glory, Lord 20 36-37 8 1 C. M. The Lord to my request attend 21 37-39 13 2 C. M. The king, O Lord, with songs of praise 22 39-43 29 4 C. M. My God, my God, why leavest thou me 23 43 6 1 C. M. Since God doth me, his worthless charge 24 44-45 10 1 C. M. This spacious earth is all the Lord's 25 45-48 20 2 C. M. To thee, the God in whom I trust 26 48-49 9 1 C. M. Judge me, O Lord, for I the paths 27 49-51 14 2 C. M. Whom should I fear, since God to me 28 51-52 10 1 C. M. O Lord, my rock, to thee I cry 29 53-54 8 1 L. M. Ye princes that in might excel 30 54-55 11 1 C. M. I'll celebrate thy praises, Lord 31 55-59 24 3 S. M. Defend me, Lord, from shame 32 59-60 10 1 L. M. Thrice blest, whose sins have pardon gained 33 60-62 14 2 C. M. Let all the just to God with joy 34 62-65 18 2 C. M. Through all the changing scenes of life 35 65-69 29 3 C. M. Against all those that strive with me 36 69-70 10 1 L. M. My crafty foe with flattering art 37 71-75 21 4 888.888. Though wicked men grow rich or great 38 75-77 16 2 C. M. Correct me not in anger, Lord 39 77-79 12 1 C. M. Resolved to watch o'er all my ways 40 79-81 17 3 L. M. I waited meekly for the Lord 41 81-83 12 1 C. M. Happy the man, whose tender care 42 83-85 12 1 C. M. As pants a hart for cooling streams 43 85 5 1 L. M. Against my wicked rebel foes 44 86-88 21 3 C. M. O Lord, our fathers oft have told 45 89-91 18 2 C. M. While I the King's loud praise rehearse 46 91-92 5 1 888.888. God is our refuge in distress 47 92-93 5 1 L. M. O all ye people, clap your hands 48 93-95 12 1 C. M. The Lord is great, and o'er the gods 49 95-97 18 2 C. M. Let all the listening world attend 50 97-100 12 1 888.888. The Lord hath spoke, the mighty God 51 100-102 17 2 C. M. My God, as thou hast always been 52 102-103 8 1 C. M. In vain, O man of matchless might 53 104 6 1 C. M. The wicked fools must sure suppose 54 105 5 1 C. M. Lord, save me, for thy glorious name 55 106-108 20 3 C. M. Give ear, thou Judge of all the earth 56 109-110 12 1 C. M. Do thou, O God, in mercy help 57 110-112 10 1 L. M. Thy mercy, Lord, to me extend 58 112-113 11 1 C. M. Speak, O ye judges of the earth 59 113-116 18 1 C. M. Deliver me, O Lord my God 60 116-117 10 1 L. M. O God who hast our troops dispersed 61 117-118 6 1 C. M. Lord, hear my cry, regard my prayer 62 118-119 10 1 L. M. My soul for help on God relies 63 120-121 6 1 888.888. O God, my gracious God, to thee 64 121-122 10 1 C. M. Lord, hear the voice of my complaint 65 122-124 12 2 L. M. For thee, O Lord, our constant praise 66 124-126 15 2 C. M. Let all the lands with shouts of joy 67 126-127 7 1 S. M. To bless thy chosen race 68 127-132 35 3 L. M. Let God, the God of battle rise 69 132-135 26 1 L. M. Save me, O God, from waves that roll 70 136 5 1 L. M. O Lord, to my relief draw near 71 137-139 20 2 C. M. In thee I put my steadfast trust 72 140-143 23 2 C. M. Lord, let thy just decrees the king 73 143-145 19 2 L. M. At length by certain proofs tis plain 74 146-149 22 3 C. M. Why hast thou cast us off, O God 75 149-150 10 1 C. M. To thee, O God, we render praise

Psalm pp. Stanzas Parts Meter First Line 76 150-151 6 1 888.888. In Judah the Almighty's known 77 152-154 17 1 C. M. To God I sent my mournful cry 78 154-162 60 3 C. M. Hear, O my people, to my law 79 162-164 13 1 C. M. Behold, O God, the heathen have 80 164-167 18 3 L. M. O Israel's Shepherd, Jacob's Guide 81 167-169 17 2 C. M. To God, our never-failing strength 82 169-170 7 1 C. M. God in the great assembly stands 83 170-172 16 2 C. M. Hold not thy peace, O Lord our God 84 173-174 13 1 C. M. O God of hosts, the mighty Lord 85 175-176 10 1 C. M. Lord, thou hast granted to thy land 86 176-178 15 2 C. M. To my complaint, O Lord my God 87 178-179 4 1 888.888. God's temple crowns the holy mount 88 179-181 12 1 L. M. To thee my God and Savior I 89 181-186 37 2 L. M. Thy mercies, Lord, shall be my song 90 186-188 17 2 C. M. O Lord, the Savior and Defense 91 188-190 8 1 888.888. He that has God his guardian made 92 190-192 12 1 C. M. How good and pleasant must it be 93 192 4 1 L. M. With glory clad, with strength arrayed 94 193-195 18 2 C. M. O God, to whom revenge belongs 95 195-196 10 1 L. M. O come, loud anthems let us sing 96 197-198 5 1 L. M. D. Sing to the Lord a new-made song 97 198-199 11 1 L. M. Jehovah reigns, let all the earth 98 200-201 8 1 L. M. Sing to the Lord a new-made song 99 201-202 10 1 C. M. Jehovah reigns, let therefore all 100 202-203 4 1 L. M. Be joyful all ye realms of earth