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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
Book 2 › Psalm 53: PSALM LIII. To the Chief Musician; upon Mahalath, Maschil, of David.
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.
2 From heaven God who is the Judge ‖ looks on the Sons of Men; ‖ He looks to see if that there be ‖ one who does mind at all ‖ to understand, or, One who is ‖ a seeker after God. ‖
3 They're every one declined; they are ‖ together putrify'd; ‖ there is not one doer of good, ‖ no, not so much as one. ‖
3 They're every one declin'd; they are ‖ together putrify'd; ‖ there is not one doer of good, ‖ no, not so much as one. ‖
4 They that work evil, know they not? ‖ They eat my People up ‖ as they eat Bread; they do not call ‖ on God who is the Judge. ‖
5 There they shall be in grievous fear, ‖ tho' there's no cause to fear: ‖ For God scatters the Bones of him ‖ that lays a Siege to thee. ‖ Thou shalt effectually put ‖ them to contemptuous shame; ‖ because that God hath with contempt ‖ utterly cast them off. ‖