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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
Book 5 › Psalm 109: PSALM CIX. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
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.
21 But Thou ETERNAL God, the Lord, ‖ Do for me for the sake ‖ of thy Name; since thy mercy's good, ‖ do Thou deliver me. ‖
22 Because I'm a meek humbled one, ‖ and I am indigent; ‖ my heart also within me doth ‖ suffer most grievous Wounds. ‖
23 Like to a shadow, when it does ‖ decline, I'm driven away; ‖ I am tossed to and fro as if ‖ I were a Grasshopper. ‖
23 Like to a shadow, when it does ‖ decline, I'm driv'n away; ‖ I am toss'd to and fro as if ‖ I were a Grasshopper. ‖
24 My knees are grown very infirm; ‖ […] fasting is the cause; ‖ and my flesh does consume away, ‖ of fatness destitute. ‖
24 My knees are grown very infirm; ‖ 〈…〉 fasting is the cause; ‖ and my flesh does consume away, ‖ of fatness destitute. ‖