N01640:1304
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 BE merciful to me, O God; ‖ Be merciful to me: ‖ Because my Soul in Thee alone ‖ does place its confidence. ‖ Yea, I will make my refuge in ‖ the shadow of thy wings ‖ until that the calamities ‖ shall be well overpast. ‖
2 Unto the most high God I will ‖ cry with a fervent voice; ‖ to God who does perform for me ‖ what He has promised. ‖
3 From Heaven he sends and rescues me; ‖ my enemy blasphemes. ‖ Selah. ‖ God will send forth His mercy, and ‖ He will send forth His Truth. ‖
3 From Heav'n he sends and rescues me; ‖ my enemy blasphemes. ‖ Selah. ‖ God will send forth His mercy, and ‖ He will send forth His Truth. ‖
4 My Soul's with Lions; I do lye ‖ among a fiery crew; ‖ Mens sons whose teeth are spears & darts, ‖ & a sharp sword their tongue. ‖