N01640:1084

Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original;…

Name: Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original;…
Author: Cotton Mather

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.

Cotton Mather 1663–1728Boston: printed by S. Kneeland for B. Eliot, 1718

[2], xxxv, [1], 426 p. ; 16 cm. (8vo) · 119k words · Evans 1946

Title page: Oberlin College Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

Book 2 › Psalm 47: PSALM XLVII. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm for the Sons of Korah.

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.

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6 Sing Praises to the Glorious God; ‖ sing Praises yet again; ‖ sing Praises unto Him our King; ‖ sing Praises unto Him, ‖

:1082p. 114¶7

7 Because the Glorious God is now ‖ the King in all the Earth; ‖ O sing ye Praises unto Him, ‖ each understanding one. ‖

:1083p. 114¶8

8 The Glorious God does as a King ‖ over the Nations Reign: ‖ The Glorious God sits King upon ‖ His Throne of Holiness. ‖

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9 The Princes of the People do ‖ in a Convention meet; ‖ They do become the People of ‖ the God of Abraham. ‖ Because that they who are Shields ‖ for to defend the Earth, ‖ belong to God, He therefore is ‖ exalted very high. ‖

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Cotton Mather 1663–1728

Place

Boston

Printer

S. Kneeland

Bookseller

B. Eliot

Year

1718

Size

[2], xxxv, [1], 426 p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)

Words

118,775

Catalogue

Evans 1946

Text

Evans-TCP N01640

Passages

3,865

Sections

364

Title page

Psalterium Americanum. The Book of Psalms, in a translation exactly conformed unto the original;…

ILLUSTRATIONS on the XLVII. PSALM.

PSALM XLVIII. A Song. A Psalm for the Sons of Korah.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

ILLUSTRATIONS on the XLVII. PSALM.

PSALM XLVIII. A Song. A Psalm for the Sons of Korah.

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