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The psalms hymns and spiritual songs, of the Old and New-Testament
The psalms hymns and spiritual songs, of the Old and New-Testament: faithfully translated into English metre. ; For the use, edification and comfort of the saints in public and private: especially in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture references and texts]The psalms hymns and spiritual songs, of the Old and New-Testament: faithfully translated into English metre. ; For the use, edification and comfort of the saints in publick and private: especially in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture references and texts]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Michael Perry, 1698
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Book of psalms 1 › Psalm 41: PSAL. XLI. To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David.
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.
verse 3 Upon the bed of languishing the Lord will strengthen him: Thou also wilt make all his bed within his sickness time. verse 4 I said, Jehovah unto me thy tender grace I crave: Heal thou my soul, because that I against thee sinned have.
verse 5 Those men that be mine enemies, with evil me de•ame; When will the time come he shall die, and perish shall his name? verse 6 And if he come to visit me, he speaks vain lies in heart: He heapeth evils, then he goes abroad them to impart.
(2) verse 7 All that me hate against me they together whisper still: Against me they imagine do to me malicious ill. verse 8 Thus do they say, Some ill disease unto him cleaveth sore: And seeing now he lieth down, he shall rise up no more.
verse 9 Moreover my familiar friend, on whom my trust I set, His heel against me lifted up who of my bread did eat. verse 10 But Lord, me pity and me raise, that I may them requite. verse 11 By this I know assuredly, in me thou dost delight.