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The whole Book of Psalms faithfully translated into English metreThe vvhole Booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre
The whole Book of Psalms faithfully translated into English metre. ; Whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfulness, but also the necessity of the heavenly ordinance of singing Scripture psalms in the churches of God. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]The vvhole Booke of Psalmes faithfully translated into English metre. ; Whereunto is prefixed a discourse declaring not only the lawfullness, but also the necessity of the heavenly ordinance of singing Scripture psalmes in the churches of God. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
Cambridge, Mass. : Stephen Day, Imprinted 1640
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I'll dearly love thee, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my tower, and my deliverer, my God, I'll trust in him who is my power, My shield, & my salvations-horn, verse 3 my high-fort; Who is praise worthy, I on the Lord will call, so shall I be kept from mine enemy. verse 4 Deaths sorrows me encompassed, me feared the floods of ungodly, verse 5 Hells pangs beset me round about, the snares of death prevented me. verse 6 I in my straits, called on the Lord, and to my God cried: he did hear from his temple my voice, my cry, before him came, unto his ear. verse 7 Then th' earth shook, & quaked, & mountains roots moved, & were stirred at his ire, verse 8 Up from his nostrils went a smoke, and from his mouth devouring-fire: By it the coals enkindled were. verse 9 Likewise the heavens he down-bowed, and he descended, & there was under his feet a gloomy cloud. verse 10 And he on cherub rode, and flew; yea he flew on the wings of wind. verse 11 His secret place he darkness made ⟨image ?⟩his covert that him round confined, Dark waters, & thick clouds of skies. verse 12 From brightness, that before him was, his thickened clouds did pass away, hail-stones and coals of fire did pass. verse 13 Also Jehovah thundered, within the heavens, the most high likewise his angry-voice did give, hail-stones, and coals of fire did fly. verse 14 Yea he did out his arrows send, and bruising he them scattered, and lightnings he did multiply, likewise he them discomfited. verse 15 The waters channels then were seen, and the foundations of the world appeared; at thy rebuke, at blast, of the breath of thy nostrils Lord.
IL'e dearely love thee, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my towre, and my deliverer, my God, I'le trust in him who is my powre, My shield, & my salvationes-horne, verse 3 my high-fort; Who is prayse worthy, I on the Lord will call, so shall I bee kept from mine enemye. verse 4 Deaths sorrowes mee encompassed, mee fear'd the floods of ungodlie, verse 5 Hells pangs beset me round about, the snares of death prevented mee. verse 6 I in my streights, cal'd on the Lord, and to my God cry'd: he did heare from his temple my voyce, my crye, before him came, unto his eare. verse 7 Then th' earth shooke, & quak't, & moūtaines roots moov'd, & were stird at his ire, verse 8 Vp from his nostrils went a smoak, and from his mouth devouring-fire: By it the coales inkindled were. verse 9 Likewi•e the heavens he downe-bow'd, and he descended, & there was under his feet a gloomy cloud. verse 10 And he on cherub rode, and flew; yea he flew on the wings of winde. verse 11 His secret place hee darknes made