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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
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.
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. ‖
10 Th' ETERNAL God defeats the plot ‖ ⟨p. 74⟩laid by the Nations here; ‖ Devices of the People He ‖ makes be of none effect. ‖
11 The Counsel of the' ETERNAL God, ‖ that does for ever stand; ‖ so do the Thoughts of His Heart to ‖ all Generations stand. ‖
11 The Counsel of th' ETERNAL God, ‖ that does for ever stand; ‖ so do the Thoughts of His Heart to ‖ all Generations stand. ‖
12 O blessed Nation that; whose God ‖ is the ETERNAL One! ‖ The People He hath chosen for ‖ His own Inheritance. ‖