N01640:1850
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.
47 He killed their Vines with Hail, and their ‖ Sycamore Trees with Frost. ‖
47 He kill'd their Vines with Hail, and their ‖ Sycomore Trees with Frost. ‖
48 And left their Cattle to the Hail, ‖ their Flocks to Lightning too. ‖
49 He cast on them His burning Wrath, ‖ Anger, and great Disdain, ‖ with Trouble; Evil Angels were ‖ commissioned for the work. ‖
49 He cast on them His burning Wrath, ‖ Anger, and great Disdain, ‖ with Trouble; Evil Angels were ‖ commission'd for the work. ‖
50 He for His Anger weighed a path; ‖ He spared not their Soul ‖ from Death, but He gave up their life ‖ unto the Pestilence. ‖