N01640:918
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 40: PSALM XL. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
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 XL. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1 With earnest waiting I did wait ‖ on the ETERNAL God; ‖ and He inclined unto me, ‖ He also heard my cry. ‖
1 WIth earnest waiting I did wait ‖ on the ETERNAL God; ‖ and He inclined unto me, ‖ He also heard my cry. ‖
2 And fetched me from the roaring pit; ‖ out of the miry clay; ‖ and on a Rock He set my feet; ‖ He did direct my steps. ‖
2 And fetch•d me from the roaring pit; ‖ out of the miry clay; ‖ and on a Rock He set my feet; ‖ He did direct my steps. ‖
3 And put a new Song in my mouth, ‖ of Praise unto our God; ‖ Many shall see, and fear, and trust ‖ in the ETERNAL God. ‖