N01640:1855
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.
52 But He made His own People to ‖ ⟨p. 206⟩go forth like unto Sheep; ‖ and He did in the Wilderness ‖ guide them like as a Flock. ‖
53 He did guide them in safety, so ‖ that they were not afraid; ‖ But the Sea overwhelmed them ‖ that were their Enemies. ‖
54 He brought them to the border of ‖ His Sanctuary here; ‖ the mountain which His own right Hand ‖ had made a purchase of. ‖
55 And He before their faces did ‖ cast out the Nations there; ‖ yea, He did cause them for to fall ‖ in the divided Lots, ‖ when there was to be cast a Line ‖ for their inheritance; ‖ and in their Tents He made to dwell ‖ the Tribes of Israel. ‖