N01640:2422
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.
3 'Tis He who gives a pardon to ‖ all thy [most vile] iniquities; ‖ 'Tis He who gives an healing to ‖ all thy [most sad] infirmities. ‖
4 'Tis He who doth redeem thy Life ‖ from the [dark Grave's] corrupting pit; ‖ 'Tis He who thee with Mercy doth ‖ and with [tender] compassions crown. ‖
5 'Tis He who with the thing that's good ‖ doth satisfy thy [craving] mouth; ‖ thy Youth it is renewed; Then like ‖ the [soaring] Eagle shalt thou be. ‖
5 'Tis He who with the thing that's good ‖ doth satisfy thy [craving] mouth; ‖ thy Youth it is renew'd; Then like ‖ the [soaring] Eagle shalt thou be. ‖
6 Th' ETERNAL God is ever One ‖ who does most righteous things [to all;] ‖ and Judgments He doth execute ‖ for all [that are] oppressed ones. ‖