N01640:3585
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.
6 Th' ETERNAL God, He raises up ‖ the meek-afflicted ones; ‖ He bringeth down the wicked ones ‖ unto the very dust. ‖
7 Answers to the ETERNAL God ‖ with a Confession give; ‖ Sing with a Verse unto our God ‖ upon the Ten-stringed Harp. ‖
7 Answers to the ETERNAL God ‖ with a Confession give; ‖ Sing with a Verse unto our God ‖ upon the Ten-string'd Harp. ‖
8 With Clouds the Heavens He does clothe; ‖ Rain for the Earth prepares; ‖ He makes the lofty Mountains to ‖ produce the tender herb. ‖
8 With Clouds the Heavens He does cloath; ‖ Rain for the Earth prepares; ‖ He makes the lofty Mountains to ‖ produce the tender herb. ‖
9 He doth bestow upon the Beast ‖ for each their proper food: ‖ Upon the Ravens Young Ones, when ‖ they makes their piteous cry. ‖