N01640:3323
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 Praise JAH; Because that truly Good ‖ is the ETERNAL God; ‖ Sing Praises to His Name; because ‖ it is a pleasant thing. ‖
4 Because •hat JAH has made a choice ‖ of Jacob for himself; ‖ of Israel for a Treasu•• to ‖ Himself peculiar. ‖
4 Becaus• •hat JAH has made a choice ‖ of Jacob for himself; ‖ of Israel for a Treasu•• to ‖ Himself peculiar. ‖
5 For as to me, this I do know, ‖ That the ETERNAL God ‖ is a Great One, and that our Lord ‖ is above all the God's! ‖