N01640:2306
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.
1 NOW the ETERNAL God does reign, ‖ O let the Earth rejoice; ‖ and let the many Isles thereof ‖ shine with a cheerful joy. ‖
1 NOW the ETERNAL God does reign, ‖ O let the Earth rejoyce; ‖ and let the many Isles thereof ‖ shine with a chearful joy. ‖
2 A cloud and a dense darkness doth ‖ encompass Him about; ‖ Justice and Judgment are the firm ‖ foundation of His Throne. ‖
3 Fire goes before His face and burns ‖ all round His Enemies; ‖