N01640:1563
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 69: PSALM LXIX. To the Chief Musician. Upon Shoshannim. 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.
5 O God, Thou knowest very well ‖ what is my foolishness; ‖ and my offences have not been ‖ at all concealed from thee. ‖
5 O God, Thou knowest very well ‖ what is my foolishness; ‖ and my offences have not been ‖ at all conceal'd from thee. ‖
6 ETERNAL Lord of Hosts, Let not ‖ be shamed who hope on thee ‖ through' me; not let thy seekers blush ‖ for me, O Israels God. ‖
6 ETERNAL Lord of Hosts, Let not ‖ be sham'd who hope on thee ‖ thro' me; not let thy seekers blush ‖ for me, O Israels God. ‖
7 Because that I have undergone ‖ reproach on thy account, ‖ and a confusion full of shame ‖ has covered my face. ‖
8 I am unto my Brethren ‖ but as a stranger held, ‖ and to my Mothers Children I ‖ am held an alien. ‖