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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 1 › Psalm 5: PSALM V. To the Chief Musician. Upon Nebiloth. A Psath 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.
PSALM V. To the Chief Musician. Upon Nebiloth. A Psath of David.
1 O Thou ETERNAL God, do thou give eat unto my words. ‖ Let th• consideration weigh ‖ what I do meditate.
2 O hearken thou unto the voice ‖ of m• lamenting cry; ‖ Thou art my King; th• art my God; ‖ and I will pray to thee. ‖
3 O thou ETERNAL, thou shalt in ‖ th• morning hear my voice. ‖ I in the morni•• will prepare ‖ for thee, and will look u•