N01640:2042
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.
13 Because thy mercy unto me ‖ is gloriously great; ‖ and from the pit below thou hast ‖ delivered my Soul. ‖
14 O God, Against me rise the proud, ‖ and an assembly of ‖ strong ones have sought my Soul, and not ‖ set thee before themselves. ‖
15 But Thou, Lord, art a God full of ‖ Mercy, and Gracious art; ‖ Long suffering and plentiful ‖ in Mercy and in Truth. ‖
16 O look on me, and pity me; ‖ Afford thy strength unto ‖ thy Servant; and the Son of thine ‖ Handmaid deliver thou. ‖
16 O look on me, and pitty me; ‖ Afford thy strength unto ‖ thy Servant; and the Son of thine ‖ Handmaid deliver thou. ‖