N01640:2196
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.
11 For He shall to His Angels give ‖ a charge concerning thee; ‖ that they in all thy ways may have ‖ thee in their custody. ‖
12 They like to tender nurses shall ‖ in both hands carry thee; ‖ lest that thou shouldest dash thy foot ‖ against some hurtful stone. ‖
13 Thou shalt victorious tread on the ‖ black serpent and the asp; ‖ the dragon and great dragon thou ‖ shalt trample underfoot. ‖
14 Because he hath so loved me, ‖ therefore I'll rescue him; ‖ because that he hath known my Name, ‖ I will set him on high. ‖