N01640:619
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 Blessed be the ETERNAL God, ‖ for this, because that He ‖ hath kindly hearkened to the voice ‖ my supplications had. ‖
6 Blessed be the ETERNAL God, ‖ for this, because that He ‖ hath kindly hearken'd to the voice ‖ my supplications had. ‖
7 'Tis the ETERNAL One, who is ‖ my strength, and is my shield. ‖ On Him my heart has placed its hope, ‖ and I am helped so. ‖ And for this very cause my heart ‖ does mightily rejoice; ‖ Now with my Song His Praises I ‖ will gladly celebrate. ‖
7 'Tis the ETERNAL One, who is ‖ my strength, and is my shield. ‖ On Him my heart has plac'd its hope, ‖ and I am helped so. ‖ And for this very cause my heart ‖ does mightily rejoyce; ‖ Now with my Song His Praises I ‖ will gladly celebrate. ‖
8 Yea, the ETERNAL God to them ‖ is their true fortitude; ‖ and of Salvation He's the strength ‖ of His Anointed one. ‖