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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.
28 'Tis what thou dost afford to them, that they do gather up; ‖ Thy hand thou openest, so they are ‖ then satisfied with good. ‖
28 'Tis what thou dost afford to them, that they do gather up; ‖ Thy hand thou open'st, so they are ‖ then satisfy'd with good. ‖
29 Thou hidest thy face, they're troubled then;‖Their spirit thou withdrawest; they die, and so they do return ‖ to their Original dust. ‖
29 Thou hid'st thy face, they're troubled then;‖Their spirit thou withdraw'st; they die, and so they do return ‖ to their Original dust. ‖
30 Thou wilt send forth thy spirit; they ‖ created are anew; ‖ and thou to the face of the Earth, ‖ wilt a renewal give. ‖