N01640:3512
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.
2 He is my Mercy, and my Tower, ‖ my Refuge set on high; ‖ and He it is who doth bestow ‖ deliverances on me. ‖ He is my Shield, and upon Him ‖ I do repose my trust; ‖ 'Tis He who to subjection brings ‖ my People under me. ‖
3 ETERNAL God, Oh! What is Man ‖ that Thou take cognisance ‖ of him? The Son of Man, that Thou ‖ esteem him any thing? ‖
4 Man is no other than a piece ‖ of flying vanity; ‖ his days are like a shadow which ‖ does quickly pass away. ‖
5 ETERNAL God, O bow thou down ‖ Thy Heavens and descend; ‖ The Mountains touch with Thunderbolts, ‖ and they shall yield a smoke. ‖