N01640:1811
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 And not be as their Fathers were, ‖ a Generation bent ‖ upon Apostasy from God, ‖ and a rebellious Race: ‖ A Generation which did not ‖ direct their heart aright; ‖ nor was their spirit faithfully ‖ adhering still to God. ‖
8 And not be as their Fathers were, ‖ a Generation bent ‖ upon Apostasy from God, ‖ and a rebellous Race: ‖ A Generation which did not ‖ direct their heart aright; ‖ nor was their spirit faithfully ‖ adhering still to God. ‖
9 Well-armed were the Children which ‖ issued from Ephraim; ‖ with Bow they shot; and yet in day ‖ of Battle turned back. ‖
10 For they were such as had not kept ‖ the Covenant of God: ‖ they also had refused to walk ‖ according to His law. ‖
10 For they were such as had not kept ‖ the Covenant of God: ‖ they also had refus'd to walk ‖ according to His law. ‖