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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.
ILLUSTRATIONS on the LIII. PSALM.
IT is guessed by Patrick, that the Rebellion of Absalom, caused the complaint in the 14. Psalm. And the New Revolt of the Israelites under Sheba, caused this New Edition of it. After Sheba was beheaded, it is likely, his Body was exposed, and his Bones were scattered, and all his adherents became contemptible.
But what shall we do with the Word Captivity, in ⟨p. 132⟩the last verse of the Psalm? Was the Psalm reviewed by Asaph the Seer in the Days of Hezekiah, when many of the People were carried into Captivity?
But what shall we do with the Word Captivity, in ⟨p. 132⟩the last verse of the Psalm? Was the Psalm review'd by Asaph the Seer in the Days of Hezokiah, when many of the People were carried into Captivity?