Poetry Codex

Metaphysical & Cavalier

Richard Baxter

1615–1691

Richard Baxter (1615–1691) was an English Puritan minister, theologian and controversialist, long associated with Kidderminster in Worcestershire. A prolific author of devotional prose, he was a leading Nonconformist voice after the Restoration and suffered fines and imprisonment for his beliefs.

His metrical Paraphrase on the Psalms of David was published in 1692, the year after his death, 'left fitted for the press by his own hand', together with a handful of hymns. In it he marks his own additions to the biblical text in square brackets. Several psalms are followed by alternative versions, including one by George Herbert.

Poems (158)

  1. Psalm I
  2. Psalm II
  3. Psalm III
  4. Psalm IV
  5. Psalm V
  6. Psalm VI
  7. Psalm VII
  8. Psalm VIII
  9. Psalm IX
  10. Psalm X
  11. Psalm XI
  12. Psalm XII
  13. Psalm XIII
  14. Psalm XIV
  15. Psalm XV
  16. Psalm XVI
  17. Psalm XVII
  18. Psalm XVIII
  19. Psalm XIX
  20. Psalm XX
  21. Psalm XXI
  22. Psalm XXII
  23. Psalm XXIII
  24. Psalm XXIV
  25. Psalm XXV
  26. Psalm XXVI
  27. Psalm XXVII
  28. Psalm XXVIII
  29. Psalm XXIX
  30. Psalm XXX
  31. Psalm XXXI
  32. Psalm XXXII
  33. Psalm XXXIII
  34. Psalm XXXIV
  35. Psalm XXXV
  36. Psalm XXXVI
  37. Psalm XXXVII
  38. Psalm XXXVIII
  39. Psalm XXXIX
  40. Psalm XL
  41. Psalm XLI
  42. Psalm XLII
  43. Psalm XLIII
  44. Psalm XLIV
  45. Psalm XLV
  46. Psalm XLVI
  47. Psalm XLVII
  48. Psalm XLVIII
  49. Psalm XLIX
  50. Psalm L
  51. Psalm LI
  52. Psalm LII
  53. Psalm LIII
  54. Psalm LIV
  55. Psalm LV
  56. Psalm LVI
  57. Psalm LVII
  58. Psalm LVIII
  59. Psalm LIX
  60. Psalm LX
  61. Psalm LXI
  62. Psalm LXII
  63. Psalm LXIII
  64. Psalm LXIV
  65. Psalm LXV
  66. Psalm LXVI
  67. Psalm LXVII: The old Metre, Corrected
  68. Psalm LXVIII
  69. Psalm LXIX
  70. Psalm LXX
  71. Psalm LXXI
  72. Psalm LXXII
  73. Psalm LXXIII
  74. Psalm LXXIV
  75. Psalm LXXV
  76. Psalm LXXVI
  77. Psalm LXXVII
  78. Psalm LXXVIII
  79. Psalm LXXIX
  80. Psalm LXXX
  81. Psalm LXXXI
  82. Psalm LXXXII
  83. Psalm LXXXIII
  84. Psalm LXXXIV
  85. Psalm LXXXV
  86. Psalm LXXXVI
  87. Psalm LXXXVII
  88. Psalm LXXXVIII
  89. Psalm LXXXIX
  90. Psalm XC
  91. Psalm XCI
  92. Psalm XCII: A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath-day
  93. Psalm XCIII
  94. Psalm XCIV
  95. Psalm XCV
  96. Psalm XCVI
  97. Psalm XCVII
  98. Psalm XCVIII
  99. Psalm XCIX
  100. Psalm C
  101. Psalm CI
  102. Psalm CII: A Prayer of the afflicted when he is overwhelmed, And poureth out his complaint before the Lord
  103. Psalm CIII
  104. Psalm CIV
  105. Psalm CV
  106. Psalm CVI
  107. Psalm CVII
  108. Psalm CVIII
  109. Psalm CIX
  110. Psalm CX
  111. Psalm CXI
  112. Psalm CXII
  113. Psalm CXIII
  114. Psalm CXIV
  115. Psalm CXV
  116. Psalm CXVI
  117. Psalm CXVII
  118. Psalm CXVIII
  119. Psalm CXIX
  120. Psalm CXX
  121. Psalm CXXI
  122. Psalm CXXII
  123. Psalm CXXIII
  124. Psalm CXXIV
  125. Psalm CXXV
  126. Psalm CXXVI
  127. Psalm CXXVII
  128. Psalm CXXVIII
  129. Psalm CXXIX
  130. Psalm CXXX
  131. Psalm CXXXI
  132. Psalm CXXXII
  133. Psalm CXXXIII
  134. Psalm CXXXIV
  135. Psalm CXXXV
  136. Psalm CXXXVI: The Scots Version
  137. Psalm CXXXVII
  138. Psalm CXXXVIII
  139. Psalm CXXXIX
  140. Psalm CXL
  141. Psalm CXLI
  142. Psalm CXLII
  143. Psalm CXLIII
  144. Psalm CXLIV
  145. Psalm CXLV
  146. Psalm CXLVI
  147. Psalm CXLVII
  148. Psalm CXLVIII
  149. Psalm CXLIX
  150. Psalm CL
  151. Chap. 3. Lamentations
  152. Zachary's Song, Luke 1.68
  153. Mary's Song, Luke 1.46
  154. Simeon's Song, Luke 2.29
  155. The Angels Doxologie, Luke 2.14
  156. The Hymn, called the Benedicte of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Paraphrased. Christian Philosophy
  157. The Hymn of St. Ambrose, called Te Deum, &c
  158. The Doxologie

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