The Books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon, According to the Version Made by Nicholas de Hereford and Revised by J. Purvey. Formerly Ed. by J. Forshall and Sir F. Madden and Now Repr (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 Excerpt: ...For the Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid 5 ful myche; he is ferdful aboue alle goddis. For alle the goddis of hethene men ben feendis; but the Lord made 6 heuenes. Knouleching and fairnesse is in his sijt; hooly 7 nesse and worthi doyng is in his halewing. 3e cuntrees of hethene men, brynge to the Lord, bringe je glorye and Sonour to the Lord; bringe je to the Lord glorie to hys name. Take je sacrificis, and entre je in to the hallis of 9 hym; herie je the Lord in his hooli halle. Al erthe be 10 moued of his face; seie je among hethene men, that the Lord hath regned. And he hath amendid the world, that schal not be moued; he schal deme puplis in equite. 11 Heuenes be glad, and the erthe make ful out ioye, the 12 see and the fulnesse therof be moued togidere; feeldis schulen make ioye, and alle thingis that ben in tho. Thanne alle the trees of wodis schulen make ful out ioye, for the 13 face of the Lord, for he cometh; for he cometh to deme the erthe. He schal deme the world in equite; and puplis in his treuthe. Psalm XCVI (XCVII). The sixe and nyntithe salm. 1 The Lord hath regned, the erthe make ful out ioye; 2 many ilis be glad. Cloude and derknesse in his cumpas; 3 rijtfulnesse and doom is amending of his seete. Fier schal go bifore him; and schal enflawme hise enemyes in cumpas. 4Hise leitis schyneden to the world; the erthe sij, and was?moued. Hillis as wax fletiden doun fro the face of the d Lord; al erthe fro the face of the Lord. Heuenes telden 7 his rijtfulnesse; and alle puplis sien his glorie. Alle that worschipen sculptilis be schent, and thei that han glorie in her symelacris; alle je aungels of the Lord, worschipe Shim. Sion herde, and was glad, and the doujtris of Juda ) maden ful out ioye; for thi domes, Lord. For thou, Lord, art the ...