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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
Book 1 › Psalm 19: PSALM XIX. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
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.
PSALM XIX. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1 THE Heavens, they declare abroad ‖ Majesty of God; ‖ and the expa• ing Firmament ‖ shows forth His Han work. ‖
1 THE Heavens, they declare abroad ‖ Majesty of God; ‖ and the expa• ing Firmament ‖ shews forth His Han work. ‖
2 Day unto day most copiously ‖ utters us a speech; ‖ Night unto night insinuat• the things that we should know. ‖
3 There is not any speech on Earth, ‖ […] words used any where, ‖ where the loud vo• uttered by them ‖ may not be plainly heard.
3 There is not any speech on Earth, ‖ 〈…〉 words us'd any where, ‖ where the loud vo utter'd by them ‖ may not be plainly heard.