N01640:1153
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.
12 If I were hungry I would not ‖ declare it unto thee; ‖ For that the World is mine, and so ‖ is all that filleth it. ‖
13 Dost thou imagine I shall feed ‖ upon the flesh of Bulls; ‖ or that I shall, to quench my thirst ‖ drink up the blood of Goats. ‖
14 Confessing, offer unto God ‖ a Sacrifice of Praise; ‖ and pay unto the most High One ‖ the Vows which thou hast made. ‖
15 And call upon me in the day ‖ when trouble comes on thee; ‖ I will deliver thee and thou ‖ shalt glorify me then. ‖