New Version of the Psalms of David

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The "New Version of the Psalms of David" is a metrical translation of the Psalms created by Nicholas Brady and Nahum Tate. This work, licensed in 1696, largely replaced the older version by Sternhold and Hopkins. Psalmody, the singing of psalms in worship, has a long history dating back to biblical times, with various methods like responsorial, antiphonal, and direct psalmody being adopted by early Christian churches and influencing Gregorian chant. In the 16th century, Reformation churches reintroduced congregational singing, often using metrical translations of psalms set to melodies, such as the influential Genevan Psalter.12

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Brady and Tate’s New Version of the Psalms was licensed in 1696 and largely displaced the old version of T. Sternhold and J. Hopkins. Among Brady’s other works was a blank-verse translation of Virgil’s Aeneid (1726).
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Brady and Tate’s New Version of the Psalms was licensed in 1696 and largely displaced the old version of T. Sternhold and J. Hopkins. Among Brady’s other works was a blank-verse translation of Virgil’s Aeneid (1726).
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