N01640:1210
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.
1 IN Mischief, O thou mighty Man, ‖ why dost thou boast thy self? ‖ The Mercy of a Mighty God ‖ endures continually. ‖
2 Thy Tongue deviseth things of a ‖ Pernicious Tendency; ‖ It is like a Sharp Razor; it ‖ still works deceitfully. ‖
2 Thy Tongue deviseth things of a ‖ Pernicious Tendency; ‖ It is like a Sharp Razour; it ‖ still works deceitfully. ‖
3 Thou lovest evil more than good; ‖ more to speak false than right. ‖ Selah. ‖
4 Thou lovest all devouring Words, ‖ O thou deceitful Tongue. ‖