N01640:3147
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.
3 He will not let thy foot be moved; ‖ thy Keeper slumbers not. ‖
3 He will not let thy foot be mov'd; ‖ thy Keeper slumbers not. ‖
4 Lo, He that keepeth Israel; ‖ He slumbers not, nor sleeps. ‖
4 Lo, He that keepeth Israel; ‖ He slumbers not, nor sl•eps. ‖
5 Th' ETERNAL God is He who is ‖ th• watchful Keeper still; ‖ Th' ETERNAL God becomes thy shade; ‖ at thy right hand He stands. ‖
6 The Sun shall not smite thee by Day ‖ nor shall the Moon by Night. ‖