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title: 'Doctor Watts’ Preface to the Psalms of David, Imitated in the Language of the New Testament; and to His Hymns and Spiritual Songs, With Observations and Remarks'
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authors:
- 'Robert Craig Reid'
date: 1826-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Hymnody and Psalmody'
- 'Public Worship'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 119'
- 'Matthew 11'
- 'Revelation 21'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/reid-1826-doctor-watts-preface-to-the-psalms-of-david-imitated-in-the-language-of-the-new-testament-and-to-his-hymns-and-spiritual-songs-with-observations-and-remarks
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# Doctor Watts’ Preface to the Psalms of David, Imitated in the Language of the New Testament; and to His Hymns and Spiritual Songs, With Observations and Remarks

Preface urging Psalms be paraphrased into New‑Testament, evangelical language for public worship; critiques Jewish‑toned psalmody and offers Christian hymnody alternatives.

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