N01640:2748
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.
7 Both verity and judgment too ‖ are the works of His hands; ‖ and faithful all the precepts are; ‖ with which He visits us. ‖
8 To perpetuity they do ‖ forever stand confirmed; ‖ they're done in faithfulness, and in ‖ exactest rectitude. ‖
8 To perpetuity they do ‖ forever stand confirm'd; ‖ they're done in faithfulness, and in ‖ exactest rectitude. ‖
9 He for His People did send forth ‖ Redemption; He commands ‖ His Covenant forever; His Name ‖ Holy and Reverend is. ‖
9 He for His People did send forth ‖ Redemption; He commands ‖ His Cov'nant forever; His Name ‖ Holy and Rev'rend is. ‖
10 The first thing, * and the principal, ‖ which doth belong unto ‖ a real Wisdom, is, The Fear ‖ of the ETERNAL God. ‖ Good Understanding is for all ‖ who do such things as these; ‖ and as for Him, His Praise endures ‖ to perpetuity. ‖