N01640:1877
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.
THE Psalm foretells the Refection of the Ten Tribes for Crimes committed since their Separation; with a Promise of preserving Judab, and the House of David, from which the Messiah was to be Born, who is to re-establish Zion, and bring the People into Subjection to Himself.
THE Psalm foretells the Refection of the Ten Tribes for Crimes committed since their Separation; with a Promise of preserving Judab, and the House of David, from which the Messias was to be Born, who is to re-establish Zion, and bring the People into Subjection to Himself.
9 Some think, this refers to the overthrow which the Israelites received, when the Philistines took from them the Ark of GOD. As the Ark so the Fight was then in the Territory of the Ephraimites. •ur here are, Dark sayings of Old. The Jewish Traditions, and Commentaries on, 1 Chron. VII. 21. tell us; the Philistines had made some Inroads and Assaults on the Skirts of Goshon, while the Israelites resided there. The Israelites and particularly the Active Ephraimites formed an Expedition against the Canaanites, presuming to attack them in their own Country. But they came off unhappy Losers; The Rabb••s tell us, they lost no less than Eight Thousand Men. This they got by Anticipating and Pracipitating what GOD had to do for them. Yea, after the Death of the Twelve Patriarchs, they fell into all manner of Abominations. They committed innumerable Idolatries. They did forget and forego Circumcision, the Covenant of GOD: This was the Reproach of Egypt. [Josh. V. 9.]
9 Some think, this refers to the overthrow which the Israelites received, when the Philistines took from them the Ark of GOD. As the Ark so the Fight was then in the Territory of the Ephramites. •ur here are, Dark sayings of Old. The Jewish Traditions, and Commentaries on,