N01640:815
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 36: PSALM XXXVI. To the Chief Musician. Of David, the Servant of the ETERNAL God.
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 Because there is the Fountain of ‖ all of our Lives with thee; ‖ Enlightened by thy glorious Light ‖ we shall see Light with joy. ‖
9 Because there is the Fountain of ‖ all of our Lives with thee; ‖ Enlightned by thy glorious Light ‖ we shall see Light with joy. ‖
10 Extend thy loving kindness to ‖ them that acknowledge thee; ‖ extend also thy Righteousness ‖ to the upright in heart. ‖
11 O never let the foot of pride ‖ make an approach to me: ‖ Nor let the hand of wicked ones ‖ cause me for to remove. ‖
12 The workers of iniquity, ‖ they are now fallen there; ‖ they are cast down, and they shall not ‖ be able to arise. ‖