N01640:719
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 The Heavens were made by the Word ‖ of the ETERNAL God; ‖ and all the host of them made by ‖ the spirit of His mouth. ‖
7 The flowing waters of the Sea ‖ He gathers as an heap; ‖ as in so many Store-Houses ‖ He layeth up the deeps. ‖
8 Let all the Earth express the fear ‖ of the ETERNAL God, ‖ let all Inhabitants of the ‖ World stand in awe of Him. ‖
9 For He no sooner spoke the Word, ‖ but, lo, the thing is done: ‖ He did but give out His command, ‖ and then the thing stood forth. ‖