N01640:1730
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.
19 Thy Turtle-dove's Soul, O give not ‖ up to the multitude; ‖ The Congregation of thy Poor ‖ forget them not forever. ‖
19 Thy Turtle-dove's Soul, O give not ‖ up to the multitude; ‖ The Congregation of thy Poor ‖ forget them not fore'er. ‖
20 O do thou have respect unto ‖ the Ancient Covenant; ‖ for the' Earth's dark places are filled with ‖ dwellings of cruelty. ‖
20 O do thou have respect unto ‖ the Ancient Covenant; ‖ for th' Earth's dark places are fill'd with ‖ dwellings of cruelty. ‖
21 O let not the oppressed one ‖ return from Thee ashamed: ‖ But let the meek afflicted one ‖ and the Poor praise thy Name. ‖
21 O let not the oppressed one ‖ return from Thee asham'd: ‖ But let the meek afflicted one ‖ and the Poor praise thy Name. ‖