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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
Book 1 › Psalm 38: PSALM XXXVIII. A Psalm of David; To bring to Remembrance.
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.
8 I'm weak and broken much; I r••• ‖ through' anguish of my heart. ‖
8 I'm weak and broken much; I r••• ‖ thro' anguish of my heart. ‖
9 O Lord, Before thee there is laid ‖ the whole of my desire; ‖ and none of all my groaning is ‖ at all concealed from thee. ‖
9 O Lord, Before thee there is laid ‖ the whole of my desire; ‖ and none of all my groaning is ‖ at all conceal'd from thee. ‖
10 My heart perplexed turns every way; ‖ my strength, it faileth me: ‖ And as for the light of mine eyes, ‖ even those are not with me. ‖
10 My heart perplex'd turns every way; ‖ my strength, it faileth me: ‖ And as for the light of mine eyes, ‖ even those are not with me. ‖