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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.
4 His spirit* with his breath goes forth; ‖ He to his Earth returns; ‖ and in that very day his That's ‖ all come unto an end. ‖
4 His spirit* with his breath goes forth; ‖ He to his Earth returns; ‖ and in that very day his Thot's ‖ all come unto an end. ‖
5 O happy Man that has the God ‖ of Jacob for his help; ‖ whose hope is in the' ETERNAL God ‖ become a God to him. ‖
5 O happy Man that has the God ‖ of Jacob for his help; ‖ whose hope is in th' ETERNAL God ‖ become a God to him. ‖
6 'Tis He who made the Heavens and Earth, ‖ the Sea, and all in them; ‖ 'Tis He who doth maintain the Truth ‖ to perpetuity. ‖
6 'Tis He who made the Heav'ns and Earth, ‖ the Sea, and all in them; ‖ 'Tis He who doth maintain the Truth ‖ to petpetuity. ‖