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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.
PSALM XXXVII. Of David.
1 Fret not thy self because of them ‖ that are malignant Men; ‖ Be'n't moved with envy at the Men ‖ that work iniquity. ‖
1 FRet not thy self because of them ‖ that are malignant Men; ‖ Be'n't mov'd with envy at the Men ‖ that work iniquity. ‖
2 For that like as the Grass they shall ‖ be speedily mown down; ‖ and like unto the verdant Herb, ‖ wither they shall away. ‖
3 Hope thou in the ETERNAL God, ‖ and still be doing Good; ‖ Inhabit then the promised Land, ‖ and make the Truth thy food. ‖
3 Hope thou in the ETERNAL God, ‖ and still be doing Good; ‖ Inhabit then the promis'd Land, ‖ and make the Truth thy food. ‖