N01640:842
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.
18 Th' ETERNAL God takes notice of ‖ the days of upright ones; ‖ and their Inheritance shall last ‖ to perpetuity. ‖
19 They shan't be put to any shame ‖ in any evil time; ‖ and when the days of famine come ‖ they shall be satisfied. ‖
19 They shan't be put to any shame ‖ in any evil time; ‖ and when the days of famine come ‖ they shall be satisfy'd. ‖
20 But fade shall ill Men, and the foes ‖ of the ETERNAL God ‖ shall be consumed like fat of Lambs; ‖ they shall consume in smoke. ‖
20 But fade shall ill Men, and the foes ‖ of the ETERNAL God ‖ shall be consum'd like fat of Lambs; ‖ they shall consume in smoke. ‖
21 The wicked does receive a Loan, ‖ and does not pay again; ‖ But he that is a righteous Man ‖ shows mercy and does give. ‖