N01640:1613
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 IN Thee, O Thou ETERNAL God, ‖ I do repose my trust; ‖ O let me not be put to shame ‖ unto Eternity. ‖
2 Save thou me in thy righteousness, ‖ and cause me to escape; ‖ Incline thou unto me thine ear; ‖ And, O deliver me. ‖
3 Be Thou the Rock where I may dwell, ‖ and constantly resort; ‖ my safety thou hast ordered; for ‖ Thou art my rock and strength. ‖
3 Be Thou the Rock where I may dwell, ‖ and constantly resort; ‖ my safety thou hast order'd; for ‖ Thou art my rock and strength. ‖
4 My God, Deliver me from the ‖ hand of the wicked one; ‖ out of the hand of the unjust, ‖ and of the cruel one. ‖