{"slug": "bless-god-my-soul-o-lord-my-god", "title": "Bless God, My Soul. O Lord My God", "first_line": "Bless God, my soul.  O Lord my God", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 104, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 104"], "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 104. 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": "Bless God, my soul. O Lord my God, thou art exce -- ed -- ing great; With hon -- our and with maj -- es -- ty thou cloth -- ed art in state.", "prose": ["Bless God, my soul.  O Lord my God,", "thou art exceeding great;", "With honour and with majesty", "thou clothed art in state."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "With light, as with a robe, thy -- self thou cov -- er -- est a -- bout; And, like un -- to a cur -- tain, thou the heav -- ens stretch -- est out.", "prose": ["With light, as with a robe, thyself", "thou coverest about;", "And, like unto a curtain, thou", "the heavens stretchest out."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Who of his cham -- bers doth the beams with -- in the wa -- ters lay; Who doth the clouds his char -- iot make, on wings of wind make way.", "prose": ["Who of his chambers doth the beams", "within the waters lay;", "Who doth the clouds his chariot make,", "on wings of wind make way."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Who flam -- ing fire his min -- is -- ters, his an -- gels spirits, doth make: Who earth's foun -- da -- ti -- ons did lay, that it should nev -- er shake.", "prose": ["Who flaming fire his ministers,", "his angels spirits, doth make:", "Who earth's foundations did lay,", "that it should never shake."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Thou didst it cov -- er with the deep, as with a gar -- ment spread: The wa -- ters stood a -- bove the hills, when thou the word but said.", "prose": ["Thou didst it cover with the deep,", "as with a garment spread:", "The waters stood above the hills,", "when thou the word but said."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "But at the voice of thy re -- buke they fled, and would not stay; They at thy thun -- der's dread -- ful voice did haste them fast a -- way.", "prose": ["But at the voice of thy rebuke", "they fled, and would not stay;", "They at thy thunder's dreadful voice", "did haste them fast away."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "They by the moun -- tains do as -- cend, and by the val -- ley -- ground De -- scend, un -- to that ver -- y place which thou for them didst found.", "prose": ["They by the mountains do ascend,", "and by the valley-ground", "Descend, unto that very place", "which thou for them didst found."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Thou hast a bound un -- to them set, that they may not pass o -- ver, That they do not re -- turn a -- gain the face of earth to cov -- er.", "prose": ["Thou hast a bound unto them set,", "that they may not pass over,", "That they do not return again", "the face of earth to cover."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "He to the val -- leys sends the springs, which run a -- mong the hills: They to all beasts of field give drink, wild as -- ses drink their fills.", "prose": ["He to the valleys sends the springs,", "which run among the hills:", "They to all beasts of field give drink,", "wild asses drink their fills."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "By them the fowls of heav'n shall have their hab -- i -- ta -- ti -- on, Which do a -- mong the bran -- ches sing with de -- lec -- ta -- ti -- on.", "prose": ["By them the fowls of heav'n shall have", "their habitation,", "Which do among the branches sing", "with delectation."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "He from his cham -- bers wa -- ter -- eth the hills, when they are dried: With fruit and in -- crease of thy works the earth is sat -- is -- fied.", "prose": ["He from his chambers watereth", "the hills, when they are dried:", "With fruit and increase of thy works", "the earth is satisfied."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "For cat -- tle he makes grass to grow, he makes the herb to spring For th'use of man, that food to him he from the earth may bring;", "prose": ["For cattle he makes grass to grow,", "he makes the herb to spring", "For th' use of man, that food to him", "he from the earth may bring;"]}, "13": {"syllabified": "And wine, that to the heart of man doth cheer -- ful -- ness im -- part, Oil that his face makes shine, and bread that streng -- then -- eth his heart.", "prose": ["And wine, that to the heart of man", "doth cheerfulness impart,", "Oil that his face makes shine, and bread", "that strengtheneth his heart."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "The trees of God are full of sap; the ce -- dars that do stand In Leb -- a -- non, which plant -- ed were by his al -- might -- y hand.", "prose": ["The trees of God are full of sap;", "the cedars that do stand", "In Lebanon, which planted were", "by his almighty hand."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "Birds of the air up -- on their boughs do choose their nests to make; As for the stork, the fir -- tree she doth for her dwell -- ing take.", "prose": ["Birds of the air upon their boughs", "do choose their nests to make;", "As for the stork, the fir-tree she", "doth for her dwelling take."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "The loft -- y moun -- tains for wild goats a place of ref -- uge be; The co -- nies al -- so to the rocks do for their safe -- ty flee.", "prose": ["The lofty mountains for wild goats", "a place of refuge be;", "The conies also to the rocks", "do for their safety flee."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "He sets the moon in heav'n, there -- by the sea -- sons to dis -- cern: From him the sun his cer -- tain time of go -- ing down doth learn.", "prose": ["He sets the moon in heav'n, thereby", "the seasons to discern:", "From him the sun his certain time", "of going down doth learn."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "Thou dark -- ness mak'st, 'tis night, then beasts of fo -- rests creep a -- broad. The li -- ons young roar for their prey, and seek their meat from God.", "prose": ["Thou darkness mak'st, 'tis night, then beasts", "of forests creep abroad.", "The lions young roar for their prey,", "and seek their meat from God."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "The sun doth rise, and home they flock, down in their dens they lie. Man goes to work, his la -- bour he doth to the eve -- ning ply.", "prose": ["The sun doth rise, and home they flock,", "down in their dens they lie.", "Man goes to work, his labour he", "doth to the evening ply."]}, "20": {"syllabified": "How man -- i -- fold, Lord, are thy works! in wis -- dom won -- der -- ful Thou ev -- 'ry one of them hast made; earth's of thy rich -- es full:", "prose": ["How manifold, Lord, are thy works!", "in wisdom wonderful", "Thou ev'ry one of them hast made;", "earth's of thy riches full:"]}, "21": {"syllabified": "So is this great and spa -- cious sea, where -- in things creep -- ing are, Which num -- bered can -- not be; and beasts both great and small are there.", "prose": ["So is this great and spacious sea,", "wherein things creeping are,", "Which numbered cannot be; and beasts", "both great and small are there."]}, "22": {"syllabified": "There ships go; there thou mak'st to play that le -- vi -- a -- than great. These all wait on thee, that thou may'st in due time give them meat.", "prose": ["There ships go; there thou mak'st to play", "that leviathan great.", "These all wait on thee, that thou may'st", "in due time give them meat."]}, "23": {"syllabified": "That which thou giv -- est un -- to them they gath -- er for their food; Thine hand thou o -- pen'st lib -- 'ral -- ly, they fill -- ed are with good.", "prose": ["That which thou givest unto them", "they gather for their food;", "Thine hand thou open'st lib'rally,", "they filled are with good."]}, "24": {"syllabified": "Thou hid'st thy face; they trou -- bled are, their breath thou tak'st a -- way; Then do they die, and to their dust re -- turn a -- gain do they.", "prose": ["Thou hid'st thy face; they troubled are,", "their breath thou tak'st away;", "Then do they die, and to their dust", "return again do they."]}, "25": {"syllabified": "Thy quick -- 'ning spir -- it thou send'st forth, then they cre -- at -- ed be; And then the earth's de -- cay -- ed face re -- new -- ed is by thee.", "prose": ["Thy quick'ning spirit thou send'st forth,", "then they created be;", "And then the earth's decayed face", "renewed is by thee."]}, "26": {"syllabified": "The glo -- ry of the might -- y Lord con -- tin -- ue shall for ev -- er: The Lord JE -- HO -- VAH shall re -- joice in all his works to -- geth -- er.", "prose": ["The glory of the mighty Lord", "continue shall for ever:", "The Lord JEHOVAH shall rejoice", "in all his works together."]}, "27": {"syllabified": "Earth, as af -- fright -- ed, trem -- bleth all, if he on it but look; And if the moun -- tains he but touch, they pres -- ent -- ly do smoke.", "prose": ["Earth, as affrighted, trembleth all,", "if he on it but look;", "And if the mountains he but touch,", "they presently do smoke."]}, "28": {"syllabified": "I will sing to the Lord most high, so long as I shall live; And while I be -- ing have I shall to my God prais -- es give.", "prose": ["I will sing to the Lord most high,", "so long as I shall live;", "And while I being have I shall", "to my God praises give."]}, "29": {"syllabified": "Of him my med -- i -- ta -- tion shall sweet thoughts to me af -- ford; And as for me, I will re -- joice in God, my on -- ly Lord.", "prose": ["Of him my meditation shall", "sweet thoughts to me afford;", "And as for me, I will rejoice", "in God, my only Lord."]}, "30": {"syllabified": "From earth let sin -- ners be con -- sumed, let ill men no more be. O thou my soul, bless thou the Lord. Praise to the Lord give ye.", "prose": ["From earth let sinners be consumed,", "let ill men no more be.", "O thou my soul, bless thou the Lord.", "Praise to the Lord give ye."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}