N01640:2783
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.
4 Above all of the Nations High ‖ is the ETERNAL God; ‖ above the Heavens now there is ‖ His Glory to be seen. ‖
5 Who's like the' ETERNAL God, our God, ‖ whose dwelling is on high? ‖
5 Who's like th' ETERNAL God, our God, ‖ whose dwelling is on high? ‖
6 He stoops that He may view what is ‖ in Heaven, and on Earth. ‖
7 He doth raise up the poor one from ‖ his lying in the dust; ‖ He from the sordid Dunghill doth ‖ lift up the needy one. ‖
7 He doth raise up the poor one from ‖ his lying in the dust; ‖ He from the sordi• D•nghill doth ‖ lift up the needy one. ‖