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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.
1 O Thou that art my God, the King, ‖ I'll thee extol [and set] on high; ‖ and I will speak well of thy Name ‖ to [endless] Ages still to come. ‖
2 All day, * and every day, I will ‖ keep [ever] speaking well of thee; ‖ And I will celebrate thy Name ‖ to [endless] Ages still to come. ‖
2 All day, * and ev'ry day, I will ‖ keep [ever] speaking well of thee; ‖ And I will celebrate thy Name ‖ to [endless] Ages still to come. ‖
3 Most Great is the ETERNAL God; ‖ and greatly to be praised [is He.] ‖ And of His Greatness there cannot ‖ be [ever] any Searching out. ‖
3 Most Great is the ETERNAL God; ‖ and greatly to be prais'd [is He.] ‖ And of His Greatness there cannot ‖ be [ever] any Searching out. ‖