Evening journal., 1916-08-24
CHANCES Proposed
IN anglican PSALTER
English Committee Reports
After Studying Revision
of Prayer Book
ELIMINATE
MANY VERSES

of the Prayerbook Psalter for use /
in the public services Of the Church |
Of England has presented to the
archbishop a report in which a mum
Der Of important changes in words
and in punctuation are proposed.
Appointed at the request Of the /
lower and upper houses of Convo-
cation. the committee consisted of /
the Bishop Of Chester, DR.. Jayne /
chairman; the Bishop Of Ely Dr. |
Chase; the dean Of Ely. DR.. Kirk /
patrick. the dean Of Norwich, DR.. !
Beeching, the dean Of Wells, Dr..
Armitage Robinson; the master OF
Magdalene College. Cambridge, A. c. !
Benson, and J. W. Mackail, with DR..
Marine as secretary.
! Since its FIRST meeting in October,
! 1918, the committee has held nine
teen meetings normally at intervals
! Of a month, and each occupying two
days, and the revision has been con-
| Quoted on conservative lines. Be
sides taking into account the original
! Hebrew, the Greek Of the Septuagint,
! the Latin of the Vulgate and the sue
| cessive English versions from the
Great Bible Of 1889 down to the re-
vised version Of 1855 It has not over
looked the numerous minor alter
ations introduced into successive edi-
tions of the Psalter, whether deliber
atelv or by the carelessness Of ca
price of the printers, both before and
after the enactment in 1862 of fixed
text of verbal and literal accuracy
in the manuscript Annexed Book of
the Act of Uniformity and the printed
Sealed Books" copied from that
manuscript But" says the report,
I'VE have proposed no change in the
text which did not present itself TO
! US as necessary towards intelligent
devotional use of the verse or pas
! sage in question.
"In the Psalter. as IN all translations
Z executed by the imperfect scholarship Of
the sixteenth century, there are GER
tain number Of deinonstrable errors. In
the Psalter Of the great Bible certain
words. phrases or passages were printed
! IN smaller type within brackets. 60 as 70
call attention to the fact that they are
not found in the Hebrew, but are in
terpolations or CLOSES imported into III
e text at later times, chiefly in the batir
r Vulpate In Psalm xiv there are three
whole verses (5-7), thus distinguished u
: the great Bile, which do not belong
q 10 the psalm The report suggests tn
emission Of these verses)
l. "Ihe amount and scope Of the change
y we propose can only be fully gathere'
!, from, perusal Of the Psalter as wholt
!, We believe that in their sum they ar
not such as will cause discomfort =
those who are Jealous for the conser
walton of a text endeared to ther
) throughout by a thousand association
and saturated with spiritual experience
Every alteration has been repeatedr
J. scrutinized; and we may here recor
o that IN our final revision we found our
selves able to reinstate the receive
text IN certain number Of passage
where. with whatever reluctance "
3 had thought ourselves obliged to alte
Y it."
9 The following are some Of the verse
r. Of the psalms in which a change
e words is proposed the wording Of II
existing versions being shown in parer
- thesis:
= II. II. Honor the Son lest he b.
angry and so ye perish from the righ
way. kiss the SOM
V. s. Thou shalt destroy them tha
speak lies Qeasing).
4 IL Judge them, o Cod: let ther
4 perish through their own imagina
i tions destroy thou them)
*. s. o thou enemy. thy destruc
u tions are come 10 a perpetual end
thy cities are destroyed. Even as III
cities which thou hast destroyed.
eS II. The wicked shall be turned
destruction (into held.
XXI. II. My times are In III
hand my time Isl.
XxXV. 6. Let their way be dark an
slippery; and let the angel Of III
If Lord pursue them (persecute them
u XxXvII 20. As for the ungodl,
10. they shall perish; and the enemie
,ly Of the Lord shall be as the flower {
or the field (shall consume as the fat
70 lambs)
oT XIV. s. Thy arrows are very shsr
n in the heart Of the kings enemies
At and the people shall be subdued uni
thee. (Thy arrows are very sharl
and the people shall be subdued uni
thee: even in the midst among N
kings enemies).
Lv. 1e. Let death come hastily upo
them, and let them go down quic
into the pit ChelD.
LvIII. s. Break their teeth Go
in their mouths; snite the iawboni
of the lions, o Lord; let them IA
away like water that runneth apac'
and when they shoot their arrows 1
them be broken 0et them be roott
n out)
LIx. 7. Behold, they curse wi
81 their mouth. and swords are In the
q Inns: for who, say they. doth hea
~ (Speak with their mouth 4
~ who doth hear0
lin. LXIII II. They shall fall upon u
ssn edge of the sword they shall be
you portion for foxes. Qet them "a
that they mayl.
YOU LXxIv. IS. Thou smotest the hea
ct Of Leviathan IN pieces; and gave
him to be meat for the people of Il
pp Wilderness (in the wilderness).
LxxV. 3. In the appointed tim
IL, saith God I shall Judge accordii
IN. unto right when I receive the co
Oh gregation I shall iudge)
dis, LXXXIII Is. Pursue them even
,I.aa with thy tempest. and make the
in afraid with thy storm. (Persecu
I'VE them)
: cXxv. 8. For the scepter OF the u
ten godly shall not abide upon the lot
the righteous. (For the rod
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