La Sainte Bible. Qui contient le vieux et le nouveau Testament - Les Pseaumes de David. Mis en Vers François - Martin, David 1639-1721 (Amsterdam Covens Mortier The Hague Moetjens, 1742)
David Martin was a learned French Protestant theologian.
Originally edited in Amsterdam 1707, undertaken at the request of the Walloon churches, this revision of the Geneva Bible was approved by the Synod of Leuwarden in May 1710. Martin appended a general Preface on the versions of the sacred text, theological, moral and critical notes, prefaces specific to each book and an indication of parallel passages. The style, retouched by the author in areas that had become outdated, soon needed to be rejuvenated, a painstaking task undertaken in the eighteenth century by the Neuchâtel pastor Ostervald.
embossed gilded text on front cover: Eglise Walonne 1843
Bound in with 'Cantiques pour le Culte Publique'
Revue sur les Originaux, & retouchée dans le language Avec de petities Notes marginales, & les Textes paralléles.Revus et approuvez par le Synaode Walon des Provinces-Unies
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Religion; Bible; Vocal music; Church music; Psalm; Protestantism; Netherlands