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Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original;…
Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original; but all in blank verse. : Fitted unto the tunes commonly used in our churches. Which pure offering is accompanied with illustrations, digging for hidden treasures in it; and rules to employ it upon the glorious and various intentions of it. : Whereunto are added, some other portions of the sacred Scripture, to enrich the cantional.
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland for B. Eliot, 1718
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.
PSALM XLV. To the Chief Musician: Upon •b•sha•mim; For the Sons of Korab. Masehil. A •ong of Loves.
1 MY Heart it boils good matter out; ‖ I speak unto the King ‖ what I have wrought; my Tongue is like ‖ a ready writers pen. ‖
2 Fairer thou art than Sons of Men; ‖ Upon thy lips there is ‖ a Grace diffused; God therefore has ‖ blessed thee for evermore. ‖
2 Fairer thou art than Sons of Men; ‖ Upon thy lips there is ‖ a Grace diffus'd; God therefore has ‖ bless'd thee for evermore. ‖