N01640:1791
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 3 › Psalm 77: PSALM LXXVII. To the Chief Musician to Jeduthun. A Psalm of Asaph.
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.
15 Thou hast redeemed thy People with ‖ thy own extended Arm; ‖ Thou hast redeemed the Children of ‖ Jacob and Joseph so. ‖
15 Thou hast redeem'd thy People with ‖ thy own extended Arm; ‖ Thou hast redeem'd the Children of ‖ Jacob and Joseph so. ‖
16 The waters thee beheld, O God, ‖ the waters thee beheld; ‖ they were afraid; the deeps themselves ‖ in a commotion were. ‖
17 Thick clouds did of their waters make ‖ an inundation then; ‖ The sky gave out a thundering sound; ‖ thy darts too went abroad. ‖
18 The loud voice of thy Thunder was ‖ in the' Revolution heard; ‖ The Lighthings struck light on the World; ‖ the Earth was moved and shook. ‖