N01640:178
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.
8 The People shall the' ETERNAL Judge: ‖ Me, O ETERNAL, Judge; ‖ as is my righteousness, and as ‖ my innocence in me. ‖
8 The People shall th' ETERNAL Judge: ‖ Me, O ETERNAL, Judge; ‖ as is my righteousness, and as ‖ my innocence in me. ‖
9 The wickedness of wicked ones, ‖ Oh let it have an end. ‖ But fix the just; for the just God ‖ does try the hearts & reins. ‖
10 The Shield for my defence, it is ‖ still to be sound with God; ‖ who is a Saviour unto those ‖ that are upright in heart. ‖
11 God is a Judge on His behalf ‖ that is a righteous Man; ‖ And God is grievously provoked ‖ no less than every day. ‖
11 God is a Judge on His behalf ‖ that is a righteous Man; ‖ And God is grievously provok'd ‖ no less than every day. ‖