N01640:3579
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 Sing HALLELUJAH. For 'tis good ‖ to Sing unto our God; ‖ Because it is a pleasant thing: ‖ Praise is a comely thing. ‖
1 SIng HALLELUJAH. For 'tis good ‖ to Sing unto our God; ‖ Because it is a pleasant thing: ‖ Praise is a comely thing. ‖
2 'Tis the ETERNAL God who does ‖ build both Jerusalems; ‖ and the Out-casts of Israel He ‖ will surely gather in. ‖
3 He heals the broken-hearted ones; ‖ and He binds up their wounds. ‖