N01640:926
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.
7 Then, said I, Lo, I come; to do ‖ that which thou hast required: ‖ Thou hast a rolled Book wherein ‖ 'tis written thus of me. ‖
7 Then, said I, Lo, I come; to do ‖ that which thou hast requir'd: ‖ Thou hast a rolled Book wherein ‖ 'tis written thus of me. ‖
8 That I may do thy Will, My God, ‖ this is what I would have; ‖ In the midst of my Bowels too ‖ thy Law is treasured up. ‖
8 That I may do thy Will, My God, ‖ this is what I would have; ‖ In the midst of my Bowels too ‖ thy Law is treasur'd up. ‖
9 In the great Congregation I ‖ have Preached thy Righteousness: ‖ Lo, I have not refrained my lips, ‖ ETERNAL God, thou knowest. ‖
9 In the great Congregation I ‖ have Preach'd thy Righteousness: ‖ Lo, I have not refrain'd my lips, ‖ ETERNAL God, thou know'st. ‖