N01640:2845
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.
10 I did believe, therefore I spoke: ‖ I was afflicted [very] sore. ‖
10 I did believe, therefore I spoke: ‖ I was afficted [very] sore. ‖
11 In the great perturbation when ‖ [my •oze] affiction frightened me; ‖ I said, That every Man of Earth ‖ [fails and] is but a lying thing. ‖
11 In the great perturbation when ‖ [my •oze] affiction frightned me; ‖ I said, That every Man of Earth ‖ [fails and] is but a lying thing. ‖
12 But now, O what Returns shall I ‖ [bring and] make to the' ETERNAL God?‖ Upon me are His Benefits, ‖ [yea, and] above me His Rewards. ‖
12 But now, O what Returns shall I ‖ [bring and] make to th' ETERNAL God?‖ Upon me are His Benefits, ‖ [yea, and] above me His Rewards. ‖