{"slug": "attend-my-people-to-my-law", "title": "Attend, My People, to My Law", "first_line": "Attend, my people, to my law", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 78, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 78"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "scottish-psalter-1650", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "reformed-standards/compendium (cross-verified against thewestminsterstandard.org)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalms of David in Metre (Scottish Psalter), 1650 \u2014 Psalm 78. Committee versification (Rous revision); all contributors d. before 1700. Imported by tools/psalter_import.py: transcription cross-verified word-for-word against an independent edition; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "At -- tend, my peo -- ple, to my law; there -- to give thou an ear; The words that from my mouth pro -- ceed at -- ten -- tive -- ly do hear.", "prose": ["Attend, my people, to my law;", "thereto give thou an ear;", "The words that from my mouth proceed", "attentively do hear."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "My mouth shall speak a par -- a -- ble, and say -- ings dark of old; The same which we have heard and known, and us our fa -- thers told.", "prose": ["My mouth shall speak a parable,", "and sayings dark of old;", "The same which we have heard and known,", "and us our fathers told."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "We al -- so will them not con -- ceal from their pos -- ter -- i -- ty; Them to the gen -- er -- a -- ti -- on to come de -- clare will we:", "prose": ["We also will them not conceal", "from their posterity;", "Them to the generation", "to come declare will we:"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "The prais -- es of the Lord our God, and his al -- might -- y strength, The won -- drous works that he hath done, we will show forth at length.", "prose": ["The praises of the Lord our God,", "and his almighty strength,", "The wondrous works that he hath done,", "we will show forth at length."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "His tes -- ti -- mo -- ny and his law in Is -- r'el he did place, And charged our fa -- thers it to show to their suc -- ceed -- ing race;", "prose": ["His testimony and his law", "in Isr'el he did place,", "And charged our fathers it to show", "to their succeeding race;"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "That so the race which was to come might well them learn and know; And sons un -- born, who should a -- rise, might to their sons them show:", "prose": ["That so the race which was to come", "might well them learn and know;", "And sons unborn, who should arise,", "might to their sons them show:"]}, "7": {"syllabified": "That they might set their hope in God, and suf -- fer not to fall His might -- y works out of their mind, but keep his pre -- cepts all:", "prose": ["That they might set their hope in God,", "and suffer not to fall", "His mighty works out of their mind,", "but keep his precepts all:"]}, "8": {"syllabified": "And might not, like their fa -- thers, be a stiff re -- bell -- ious race; A race not right in heart; with God whose spirit not sted -- fast was.", "prose": ["And might not, like their fathers, be", "a stiff rebellious race;", "A race not right in heart; with God", "whose spirit not stedfast was."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "The sons of E -- phra -- im, who nor bows nor oth -- er arms did lack, When as the day of ba -- ttle was, they faint -- ly turn -- ed back.", "prose": ["The sons of Ephraim, who nor bows", "nor other arms did lack,", "When as the day of battle was,", "they faintly turned back."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "They brake God's cov -- 'nant, and re -- fused in his com -- mands to go; His works and won -- ders they for -- got, which he to them did show.", "prose": ["They brake God's cov'nant, and refused", "in his commands to go;", "His works and wonders they forgot,", "which he to them did show."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Things mar -- vel -- lous he brought to pass; their fa -- thers them be -- held With -- in the land of E -- gypt done, yea, ev'n in Zo -- an's field.", "prose": ["Things marvellous he brought to pass;", "their fathers them beheld", "Within the land of Egypt done,", "yea, ev'n in Zoan's field."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "By him di -- vid -- ed was the sea, he caused them through to pass; And made the wa -- ters so to stand, as like an heap it was.", "prose": ["By him divided was the sea,", "he caused them through to pass;", "And made the waters so to stand,", "as like an heap it was."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "With cloud by day, with light of fire all night, he did them guide. In des -- ert rocks he clave, and drink, as from great depths, sup -- plied.", "prose": ["With cloud by day, with light of fire", "all night, he did them guide.", "In desert rocks he clave, and drink,", "as from great depths, supplied."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "He from the rock brought streams, like floods made wa -- ters to run down. Yet sin -- ning more, in des -- ert they pro -- voked the High -- est One.", "prose": ["He from the rock brought streams, like floods", "made waters to run down.", "Yet sinning more, in desert they", "provoked the Highest One."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "For in their heart they tempt -- ed God, and, speak -- ing with mis -- trust, They greed -- i -- ly did meat re -- quire to sat -- is -- fy their lust.", "prose": ["For in their heart they tempted God,", "and, speaking with mistrust,", "They greedily did meat require", "to satisfy their lust."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "A -- gainst the Lord him -- self they spake, and, mur -- mur -- ing, said thus, A ta -- ble in the wil -- der -- ness can God pre -- pare for us?", "prose": ["Against the Lord himself they spake,", "and, murmuring, said thus,", "A table in the wilderness", "can God prepare for us?"]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Be -- hold, he smote the rock, and thence came streams and wa -- ters great; But can he give his peo -- ple bread? and send them flesh to eat?", "prose": ["Behold, he smote the rock, and thence", "came streams and waters great;", "But can he give his people bread?", "and send them flesh to eat?"]}, "18": {"syllabified": "The Lord did hear, and wax -- ed wroth; so kin -- dled was a flame 'Gainst Ja -- cob, and 'gainst I -- sra -- el up in -- dig -- na -- tion came.", "prose": ["The Lord did hear, and waxed wroth;", "so kindled was a flame", "'Gainst Jacob, and 'gainst Israel", "up indignation came."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "For they be -- lieved not God, nor trust in his sal -- va -- tion had; Though clouds a -- bove he did com -- mand, and heav'n's doors o -- pen made,", "prose": ["For they believed not God, nor trust", "in his salvation had;", "Though clouds above he did command,", "and heav'n's doors open made,"]}, "20": {"syllabified": "And man -- na rained on them, and gave them corn of heav'n to eat. Man an -- gels' food did eat; to them he to the full sent meat.", "prose": ["And manna rained on them, and gave", "them corn of heav'n to eat.", "Man angels' food did eat; to them", "he to the full sent meat."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "And in the heav -- en he did cause an east -- ern wind to blow; And by his pow -- er he let out the south -- ern wind to go.", "prose": ["And in the heaven he did cause", "an eastern wind to blow;", "And by his power he let out", "the southern wind to go."]}, "22": {"syllabified": "Then flesh as thick as dust he made to rain down them a -- mong; And feath -- ered fowls, like as the sand which lieth the shore a -- long.", "prose": ["Then flesh as thick as dust he made", "to rain down them among;", "And feathered fowls, like as the sand", "which lieth the shore along."]}, "23": {"syllabified": "At his com -- mand a -- midst their camp these show'rs of flesh down fell, All round a -- bout the tab -- er -- nac -- les and tents where they did dwell.", "prose": ["At his command amidst their camp", "these show'rs of flesh down fell,", "All round about the tabernacles", "and tents where they did dwell."]}, "24": {"syllabified": "So they did eat a -- bun -- dant -- ly, and had of meat their fill; For he did give to them what was their own de -- sire and will.", "prose": ["So they did eat abundantly,", "and had of meat their fill;", "For he did give to them what was", "their own desire and will."]}, "25": {"syllabified": "They from their lust had not es -- tranged their heart and their de -- sire; But while the meat was in their mouths, which they did so re -- quire,", "prose": ["They from their lust had not estranged", "their heart and their desire;", "But while the meat was in their mouths,", "which they did so require,"]}, "26": {"syllabified": "God's wrath up -- on them came, and slew the fatt -- est of them all; So that the choice of I -- sra -- el, o'er -- thrown by death, did fall.", "prose": ["God's wrath upon them came, and slew", "the fattest of them all;", "So that the choice of Israel,", "o'erthrown by death, did fall."]}, "27": {"syllabified": "Yet, not -- with -- stand -- ing of all this, they sinn -- ed still the more; And though he had great won -- ders wrought, be -- lieved him not there -- for:", "prose": ["Yet, notwithstanding of all this,", "they sinned still the more;", "And though he had great wonders wrought,", "believed him not therefor:"]}, "28": {"syllabified": "Where -- fore their days in van -- i -- ty he did con -- sume and waste; And by his wrath their wretch -- ed years a -- way in trou -- ble past.", "prose": ["Wherefore their days in vanity", "he did consume and waste;", "And by his wrath their wretched years", "away in trouble past."]}, "29": {"syllabified": "But when he slew them, then they did to seek him show de -- sire; Yea, they re -- turned, and af -- ter God right ear -- ly did en -- quire.", "prose": ["But when he slew them, then they did", "to seek him show desire;", "Yea, they returned, and after God", "right early did enquire."]}, "30": {"syllabified": "And that the Lord had been their Rock they did re -- mem -- ber then; Ev'n that the high al -- might -- y God had their Re -- deem -- er been.", "prose": ["And that the Lord had been their Rock", "they did remember then;", "Ev'n that the high almighty God", "had their Redeemer been."]}, "31": {"syllabified": "Yet with their mouth they flat -- tered him, and spake but feign -- ed -- ly; And they un -- to the God of truth with their false tongues did lie.", "prose": ["Yet with their mouth they flattered him,", "and spake but feignedly;", "And they unto the God of truth", "with their false tongues did lie."]}, "32": {"syllabified": "For though their words were good, their heart with him was not sin -- cere; Un -- sted -- fast and per -- fid -- i -- ous they in his cov -- 'nant were.", "prose": ["For though their words were good, their heart", "with him was not sincere;", "Unstedfast and perfidious", "they in his cov'nant were."]}, "33": {"syllabified": "But, full of pit -- y, he for -- gave their sin, them did not slay; Nor stirred up all his wrath, but oft his an -- ger turned a -- way.", "prose": ["But, full of pity, he forgave", "their sin, them did not slay;", "Nor stirred up all his wrath, but oft", "his anger turned away."]}, "34": {"syllabified": "For that they were but fad -- ing flesh to mind he did re -- call; A wind that pass -- eth soon a -- way, and not re -- turns at all.", "prose": ["For that they were but fading flesh", "to mind he did recall;", "A wind that passeth soon away,", "and not returns at all."]}, "35": {"syllabified": "How of -- ten did they him pro -- voke with -- in the wil -- der -- ness! And in the des -- ert did him grieve with their re -- bel -- lious -- ness!", "prose": ["How often did they him provoke", "within the wilderness!", "And in the desert did him grieve", "with their rebelliousness!"]}, "36": {"syllabified": "Yea, turn -- ing back, they tempt -- ed God, and lim -- its set up -- on Him, who in midst of Is -- r'el is the on -- ly Ho -- ly One.", "prose": ["Yea, turning back, they tempted God,", "and limits set upon", "Him, who in midst of Isr'el is", "the only Holy One."]}, "37": {"syllabified": "They did not call to mind his pow'r, not yet the day when he De -- liv -- ered them out of the hand of their fierce en -- e -- my;", "prose": ["They did not call to mind his pow'r,", "not yet the day when he", "Delivered them out of the hand", "of their fierce enemy;"]}, "38": {"syllabified": "Nor how great signs in E -- gypt land he o -- pen -- ly had wrought; What mir -- a -- cles in Zo -- an's field his hand to pass had brought.", "prose": ["Nor how great signs in Egypt land", "he openly had wrought;", "What miracles in Zoan's field", "his hand to pass had brought."]}, "39": {"syllabified": "How lakes and riv -- ers ev -- er -- y -- where he turn -- ed in -- to blood; So that nor man nor beast could drink of stand -- ing lake or flood.", "prose": ["How lakes and rivers everywhere", "he turned into blood;", "So that nor man nor beast could drink", "of standing lake or flood."]}, "40": {"syllabified": "He brought a -- mong them swarms of flies, which did them sore an -- noy; And di -- vers kinds of fil -- thy frogs he sent them to de -- stroy.", "prose": ["He brought among them swarms of flies,", "which did them sore annoy;", "And divers kinds of filthy frogs", "he sent them to destroy."]}, "41": {"syllabified": "He to the cat -- er -- pil -- lar gave the fruits of all their soil; Their la -- bours he de -- liv -- ered up un -- to the lo -- custs' spoil.", "prose": ["He to the caterpillar gave", "the fruits of all their soil;", "Their labours he delivered up", "unto the locusts' spoil."]}, "42": {"syllabified": "Their vines with hail, their syc -- a -- mores he with the frost did blast: Their beasts to hail he gave; their flocks hot thun -- der -- bolts did waste.", "prose": ["Their vines with hail, their sycamores", "he with the frost did blast:", "Their beasts to hail he gave; their flocks", "hot thunderbolts did waste."]}, "43": {"syllabified": "Fierce burn -- ing wrath he on them cast, and in -- dig -- na -- tion strong, And trou -- bles sore, by send -- ing forth ill an -- gels them a -- mong.", "prose": ["Fierce burning wrath he on them cast,", "and indignation strong,", "And troubles sore, by sending forth", "ill angels them among."]}, "44": {"syllabified": "He to his wrath made way; their soul from death he did not save; But o -- ver to the pes -- ti -- lence the lives of them he gave.", "prose": ["He to his wrath made way; their soul", "from death he did not save;", "But over to the pestilence", "the lives of them he gave."]}, "45": {"syllabified": "In E -- gypt land the first -- born all he smote down ev -- er -- y -- where; A -- mong the tents of Ham, ev'n these chief of their strength that were.", "prose": ["In Egypt land the first-born all", "he smote down everywhere;", "Among the tents of Ham, ev'n these", "chief of their strength that were."]}, "46": {"syllabified": "But his own peo -- ple, like to sheep, thence to go forth he made; And he, a -- midst the wil -- der -- ness, them, as a flock, did lead.", "prose": ["But his own people, like to sheep,", "thence to go forth he made;", "And he, amidst the wilderness,", "them, as a flock, did lead."]}, "47": {"syllabified": "And he them safe -- ly on did lead, so that they did not fear; Where -- as their en -- 'mies by the sea quite o -- ver -- whelm -- ed were.", "prose": ["And he them safely on did lead,", "so that they did not fear;", "Whereas their en'mies by the sea", "quite overwhelmed were."]}, "48": {"syllabified": "To bor -- ders of his sanc -- tua -- ry the Lord his peo -- ple led, Ev'n to the mount which his right hand for them had pur -- chas -- ed.", "prose": ["To borders of his sanctuary", "the Lord his people led,", "Ev'n to the mount which his right hand", "for them had purchased."]}, "49": {"syllabified": "The na -- ti -- ons of Ca -- na -- an, by his al -- might -- y hand, Be -- fore their face he did ex -- pel out of their na -- tive land;", "prose": ["The nations of Canaan,", "by his almighty hand,", "Before their face he did expel", "out of their native land;"]}, "50": {"syllabified": "Which for in -- her -- i -- tance to them by line he did di -- vide, And made the tribes of I -- sra -- el with -- in their tents a -- bide.", "prose": ["Which for inheritance to them", "by line he did divide,", "And made the tribes of Israel", "within their tents abide."]}, "51": {"syllabified": "Yet God Most High they did pro -- voke, and tempt -- ed ev -- er still; And to ob -- serve his test' -- mo -- nies did not in -- cline their will:", "prose": ["Yet God Most High they did provoke,", "and tempted ever still;", "And to observe his test'monies", "did not incline their will:"]}, "52": {"syllabified": "But, like their fa -- thers, turn -- ed back, and dealt un -- faith -- ful -- ly: A -- side they turn -- ed, like a bow that shoots de -- ceit -- ful -- ly.", "prose": ["But, like their fathers, turned back,", "and dealt unfaithfully:", "Aside they turned, like a bow", "that shoots deceitfully."]}, "53": {"syllabified": "For they to an -- ger did pro -- voke him with their plac -- es high; And with their grav -- en im -- ag -- es moved him to jeal -- ou -- sy.", "prose": ["For they to anger did provoke", "him with their places high;", "And with their graven images", "moved him to jealousy."]}, "54": {"syllabified": "When God heard this, he wax -- ed wroth, and much loathed Is -- r'el then: So Shi -- loh's tent he left, the tent which he had placed with men.", "prose": ["When God heard this, he waxed wroth,", "and much loathed Isr'el then:", "So Shiloh's tent he left, the tent", "which he had placed with men."]}, "55": {"syllabified": "And he his strength de -- liv -- er -- ed in -- to cap -- tiv -- i -- ty; He left his glo -- ry in the hand of his proud en -- e -- my.", "prose": ["And he his strength delivered", "into captivity;", "He left his glory in the hand", "of his proud enemy."]}, "56": {"syllabified": "His peo -- ple al -- so he gave o'er un -- to the sword's fierce rage: So sore his wrath in -- flam -- ed was a -- gainst his her -- i -- tage.", "prose": ["His people also he gave o'er", "unto the sword's fierce rage:", "So sore his wrath inflamed was", "against his heritage."]}, "57": {"syllabified": "The fire con -- sumed their choice young men; their maids no mar -- riage had; And when their priests fell by the sword, their wives no mourn -- ing made.", "prose": ["The fire consumed their choice young men;", "their maids no marriage had;", "And when their priests fell by the sword,", "their wives no mourning made."]}, "58": {"syllabified": "But then the Lord a -- rose, as one that doth from sleep a -- wake; And like a gi -- ant that, by wine re -- freshed, a shout doth make:", "prose": ["But then the Lord arose, as one", "that doth from sleep awake;", "And like a giant that, by wine", "refreshed, a shout doth make:"]}, "59": {"syllabified": "Up -- on his en -- 'mies' hin -- der parts he made his stroke to fall; And so up -- on them he did put a shame per -- pet -- u -- al.", "prose": ["Upon his en'mies' hinder parts", "he made his stroke to fall;", "And so upon them he did put", "a shame perpetual."]}, "60": {"syllabified": "More -- o -- ver, he the tab -- er -- nac -- le of Jo -- seph did re -- fuse; The might -- y tribe of E -- phra -- im he would in no wise choose:", "prose": ["Moreover, he the tabernacle", "of Joseph did refuse;", "The mighty tribe of Ephraim", "he would in no wise choose:"]}, "61": {"syllabified": "But he did choose Je -- hu -- dah's tribe to be the rest a -- bove; And of mount Zi -- on he made choice, which he so much did love.", "prose": ["But he did choose Jehudah's tribe", "to be the rest above;", "And of mount Zion he made choice,", "which he so much did love."]}, "62": {"syllabified": "And he his sanc -- tu -- a -- ry built like to a pal -- ace high, Like to the earth which he did found to per -- pe -- tu -- i -- ty.", "prose": ["And he his sanctuary built", "like to a palace high,", "Like to the earth which he did found", "to perpetuity."]}, "63": {"syllabified": "Of Da -- vid, that his ser -- vant was, he al -- so choice did make, And e -- ven from the folds of sheep was pleas -- ed him to take:", "prose": ["Of David, that his servant was,", "he also choice did make,", "And even from the folds of sheep", "was pleased him to take:"]}, "64": {"syllabified": "From wait -- ing on the ewes with young, he brought him forth to feed I -- sra -- el, his in -- her -- i -- tance, his peo -- ple, Ja -- cob's seed.", "prose": ["From waiting on the ewes with young,", "he brought him forth to feed", "Israel, his inheritance,", "his people, Jacob's seed."]}, "65": {"syllabified": "So af -- ter the in -- teg -- ri -- ty he of his heart them fed; And by the good skill of his hands them wise -- ly gov -- ern -- ed.", "prose": ["So after the integrity", "he of his heart them fed;", "And by the good skill of his hands", "them wisely governed."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}