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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.
4 He with His wings shall cover thee; ‖ and thou shalt be secure ‖ under His wings; His truth shall be ‖ a buckler and a shield. ‖
5 Of what's the terror of the night ‖ thou shalt not be afraid; ‖ nor of the arrow which by day ‖ does make a sinister flight. ‖
6 Not of the pestilence which does ‖ in darkness take its walk, ‖ nor of such a destruction as ‖ does at the noon-day waste. ‖
7 A thousand at thy side shall fall ‖ and close at thy right hand ‖ shall fall ten thousand; unto thee ‖ it shan't come nigh at all. ‖
7 A thousand at thy side shall fall ‖ and close at thy right hand ‖ shall fall ten thousand; unto thee ‖ it sha'n't come nigh at all. ‖