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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.
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.
PSAL LXXIX. A psalm of Asaph.
O God the heathen entered have thine heritance, and defiled Thine holy temple: they on heaps Jerusalem have piled. ⟨p. 198⟩verse 2 Thy servants bodies that are dead they given have for meat To th' fowls of heaven to th' beasts of th' earth flesh of thy saints to eat.
O God the heathen entred have thine heritance, and defil'd Thine holy temple: they on heaps Jerusalem have pil'd. ⟨p. 198⟩verse 2 Thy servants bodies that are dead they given have for meat To th' fowls of heav'n to th' beasts of th' earth flesh of thy saints to eat.
verse 3 Their blood they have forth poured round about Jerusalem: Like unto water, and there was none for to bury them verse 4 To those that near unto us dwell reproach become are we, A scoffing and a scorn to them that round about us be.
verse 3 Their blood they have forth poured round about Jerusalem: Like unto water, and there was none for to bury them verse 4 To those that near unto us dwell reproach b•come are we, A scoffing and a scorn to them that round about us be.