N01640:2824
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.
15 You're blessed of the ETERNAL God ‖ who made the Heavens and Earth. ‖
15 You're bless'd of the ETERNAL God ‖ who made the Heav'ns and Earth. ‖
16 The Heavens, the Heavens, these do belong ‖ to the ETERNAL God; ‖ But to the Sons of Men He hath ‖ distributed the Earth. ‖
16 The Heav'ns, the Heav'ns, these do belong ‖ to the ETERNAL God; ‖ But to the Sons of Men He hath ‖ distributed the Earth. ‖
17 Such as are Dead, these will not Praise‖ the Ever-Living Lord; ‖ Nor all who do desrend into ‖ the silence of the Grave. ‖
18 But as for us, we still will bless ‖ the Ever-Living Lord ‖ from this time and for evermore. ‖ Sing Hallelujah now. ‖