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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.
16 Thou openest* and thou dost extend ‖ thy [kind and] all-relieving Hand, ‖ and thou dost satisfy the wish ‖ [fully] of every living thing. ‖
16 Thou open'st* and thou dost extend ‖ thy [kind and] all-relieving Hand, ‖ and thou dost satisfy the wish ‖ [fully] of ev'ry living thing. ‖
17 Righteous is the ETERNAL God ‖ [even] in all the ways He takes; ‖ and He is also merciful in all the Works He [ever] does. ‖
18 Th' ETERNAL God is near unto ‖ all [of those] who do call on Him; ‖ near unto all who call on Him ‖ with truth* and [with due] constancy. ‖
19 He'll the desire fulfil of them ‖ that have the [Godly] fear of Him; ‖ He'll also hearken to their cry, ‖ and He'll [save and] deliver them. ‖