N01640:2830
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.
Dr. Patrick thinks, that when a Prophet had encounged the hope of Jehoshaphat, for Deliverance from the vast Forces come against him, and he had by the Levites given Thanks for this Hope, H•, or that Prophet might compose this Hymn, to quicken their Faith in God. Yea, this might be the Hymn, which by common consent, the Singers were to use, when they went against those ••mic•.
Dr. Patrick thinks, that when a Prophet had encounged the hope of Jehosaphat, for Deliverance from the vast Forces come against him, and he had by the Levites given Thanks for this Hope, H•, or that Prophet might compose this Hymn, to quicken their Faith in God. Yea, this might be the Hymn, which by common consent, the Singers were to use, when they went against those ••mic•.
1 q.d. Give us Victory, not that we may grow famous and get Glory by it; but that thy Divine Majesty may be honoured.
5 The Idol Bual-peor; (or, Priapus) was particularly called, Ch•••• so which is as much as to say, The Blind God.