N01640:1906
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 80: PSALM LXXX. To the Chief Musician. Upon Shushannim. Eduth. 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.
5 Thou feedest them but with a Bread ‖ that's mixed still with tears; ‖ and thou dost give them tears to drink, ‖ even with a treble cup. ‖
5 Thou feedest them but with a Bread ‖ that's mixed still with tears; ‖ and thou dost give them tears to drink, ‖ ev'n with a treble cup. ‖
6 Thou makest us a strife unto ‖ them in our Neighbourhood; ‖ and they that are our Enemies ‖ do laugh among themselves. ‖
7 Turn us again, O God of Hosts, ‖ and cause thy Countenance ‖ to shine forth upon us; so we ‖ shall our Salvation see. ‖
Thou from its place in Egypt hast caused to be brought a Vine; ‖ The Nations thou rejected hast; ‖ and thou hast planted it. ‖
Thou from its place in Egypt hast caus'd to be brought a Vine; ‖ The Nations thou rejected hast; ‖ and thou hast planted it. ‖