{"slug": "give-praise-and-thanks-unto-the-lord", "title": "Give Praise and Thanks unto the Lord", "first_line": "Give praise and thanks unto the Lord", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 106, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 106"], "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 106. 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": "Give praise and thanks un -- to the Lord, for boun -- ti -- ful is he; His ten -- der mer -- cy doth en -- dure un -- to e -- ter -- ni -- ty.", "prose": ["Give praise and thanks unto the Lord,", "for bountiful is he;", "His tender mercy doth endure", "unto eternity."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "God's might -- y works who can ex -- press? or show forth all his praise? Bles -- sed are they that judg -- ment keep, and just -- ly do al -- ways.", "prose": ["God's mighty works who can express?", "or show forth all his praise?", "Blessed are they that judgment keep,", "and justly do always."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Re -- mem -- ber me, Lord, with that love which thou to thine dost bear; With thy sal -- va -- tion, O my God, to vis -- it me draw near:", "prose": ["Remember me, Lord, with that love", "which thou to thine dost bear;", "With thy salvation, O my God,", "to visit me draw near:"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "That I thy cho -- sen's good may see, and in their joy re -- joice; And may with thine in -- her -- i -- tance tri -- umph with cheer -- ful voice.", "prose": ["That I thy chosen's good may see,", "and in their joy rejoice;", "And may with thine inheritance", "triumph with cheerful voice."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "We with our fa -- thers sinn -- ed have, and of in -- iq -- ui -- ty Too long we have the wor -- kers been; we have done wick -- ed -- ly.", "prose": ["We with our fathers sinned have,", "and of iniquity", "Too long we have the workers been;", "we have done wickedly."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "The won -- ders great, which thou, O Lord, didst work in E -- gypt land, Our fa -- thers, though they saw, yet them they did not un -- der -- stand:", "prose": ["The wonders great, which thou, O Lord,", "didst work in Egypt land,", "Our fathers, though they saw, yet them", "they did not understand:"]}, "7": {"syllabified": "And they thy mer -- cies' mul -- ti -- tude kept not in mem -- o -- ry; But at the sea, ev'n the Red Sea, pro -- voked him griev -- ous -- ly.", "prose": ["And they thy mercies' multitude", "kept not in memory;", "But at the sea, ev'n the Red Sea,", "provoked him grievously."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Nev -- er -- the -- less he sav -- ed them, ev'n for his own name's sake; That so he might to be well known his might -- y pow -- er make.", "prose": ["Nevertheless he saved them,", "ev'n for his own name's sake;", "That so he might to be well known", "his mighty power make."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "When he the Red Sea did re -- buke, then dri -- ed up it was: Through depths, as through the wil -- der -- ness, he safe -- ly made them pass.", "prose": ["When he the Red Sea did rebuke,", "then dried up it was:", "Through depths, as through the wilderness,", "he safely made them pass."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "From hands of those that hat -- ed them he did his peo -- ple save; And from the en -- 'my's cru -- el hand to them re -- demp -- tion gave.", "prose": ["From hands of those that hated them", "he did his people save;", "And from the en'my's cruel hand", "to them redemption gave."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "The wa -- ters o -- ver -- whelmed their foes; not one was left a -- live. Then they be -- lieved his word, and praise to him in songs did give.", "prose": ["The waters overwhelmed their foes;", "not one was left alive.", "Then they believed his word, and praise", "to him in songs did give."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "But soon did they his might -- y works for -- get un -- thank -- ful -- ly, And on his coun -- sel and his will did not wait pa -- tient -- ly;", "prose": ["But soon did they his mighty works", "forget unthankfully,", "And on his counsel and his will", "did not wait patiently;"]}, "13": {"syllabified": "But much did lust in wil -- der -- ness, and God in des -- ert tempt. He gave them what they sought, but to their soul he lean -- ness sent.", "prose": ["But much did lust in wilderness,", "and God in desert tempt.", "He gave them what they sought, but to", "their soul he leanness sent."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "And a -- gainst Mo -- ses in the camp their en -- vy did ap -- pear; At Aa -- ron they, the saint of God, en -- vi -- ous al -- so were.", "prose": ["And against Moses in the camp", "their envy did appear;", "At Aaron they, the saint of God,", "envious also were."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "There -- fore the earth did o -- pen wide, and Da -- than did de -- vour, And all A -- bi -- ram's com -- pa -- ny did cov -- er in that hour.", "prose": ["Therefore the earth did open wide,", "and Dathan did devour,", "And all Abiram's company", "did cover in that hour."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "Like -- wise a -- mong their com -- pa -- ny a fire was kin -- dled then; And so the hot con -- sum -- ing flame burnt up these wick -- ed men.", "prose": ["Likewise among their company", "a fire was kindled then;", "And so the hot consuming flame", "burnt up these wicked men."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Up -- on the hill of Ho -- reb they an i -- dol -- calf did frame, A mol -- ten im -- age they did make, and wor -- shipp -- ed the same.", "prose": ["Upon the hill of Horeb they", "an idol-calf did frame,", "A molten image they did make,", "and worshipped the same."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "And thus their glo -- ry, and their God, most vain -- ly chang -- ed they In -- to the like -- ness of an ox that eat -- eth grass or hay.", "prose": ["And thus their glory, and their God,", "most vainly changed they", "Into the likeness of an ox", "that eateth grass or hay."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "They did for -- get the might -- y God, that had their sav -- iour been, By whom such great things brought to pass they had in E -- gypt seen.", "prose": ["They did forget the mighty God,", "that had their saviour been,", "By whom such great things brought to pass", "they had in Egypt seen."]}, "20": {"syllabified": "In Ham's land he did won -- drous works, things ter -- ri -- ble did he, When he his might -- y hand and arm stretched out at the Red Sea.", "prose": ["In Ham's land he did wondrous works,", "things terrible did he,", "When he his mighty hand and arm", "stretched out at the Red Sea."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "Then said he, He would them de -- stroy, had not, his wrath to stay, His cho -- sen Mo -- ses stood in breach, that them he should not slay.", "prose": ["Then said he, He would them destroy,", "had not, his wrath to stay,", "His chosen Moses stood in breach,", "that them he should not slay."]}, "22": {"syllabified": "Yea, they de -- spised the pleas -- ant land, be -- liev -- ed not his word: But in their tents they mur -- mur -- ed, not hear -- k'ning to the Lord.", "prose": ["Yea, they despised the pleasant land,", "believed not his word:", "But in their tents they murmured,", "not heark'ning to the Lord."]}, "23": {"syllabified": "There -- fore in des -- ert them to slay he lift -- ed up his hand: 'Mong na -- tions to o'er -- throw their seed, and scat -- ter in each land.", "prose": ["Therefore in desert them to slay", "he lifted up his hand:", "'Mong nations to o'erthrow their seed,", "and scatter in each land."]}, "24": {"syllabified": "They un -- to Ba -- al -- pe -- or did them -- selves as -- so -- ci -- ate; The sac -- ri -- fic -- es of the dead they did pro -- fane -- ly eat.", "prose": ["They unto Baal-peor did", "themselves associate;", "The sacrifices of the dead", "they did profanely eat."]}, "25": {"syllabified": "Thus, by their lewd in -- ven -- ti -- ons, they did pro -- voke his ire; And then up -- on them sud -- den -- ly the plague brake in as fire.", "prose": ["Thus, by their lewd inventions,", "they did provoke his ire;", "And then upon them suddenly", "the plague brake in as fire."]}, "26": {"syllabified": "Then Phin -- 'has rose, and jus -- tice did, and so the plague did cease; That to all ag -- es count -- ed was to him for right -- eous -- ness.", "prose": ["Then Phin'has rose, and justice did,", "and so the plague did cease;", "That to all ages counted was", "to him for righteousness."]}, "27": {"syllabified": "And at the wa -- ters, where they strove, they did him an -- gry make, In such sort, that it far -- ed ill with Mo -- ses for their sake:", "prose": ["And at the waters, where they strove,", "they did him angry make,", "In such sort, that it fared ill", "with Moses for their sake:"]}, "28": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause they there his spir -- it meek pro -- vok -- ed bit -- ter -- ly, So that he ut -- tered with his lips words un -- ad -- vis -- ed -- ly.", "prose": ["Because they there his spirit meek", "provoked bitterly,", "So that he uttered with his lips", "words unadvisedly."]}, "29": {"syllabified": "Nor, as the Lord com -- mand -- ed them, did they the na -- tions slay: But with the hea -- then min -- gled were, and learned of them their way.", "prose": ["Nor, as the Lord commanded them,", "did they the nations slay:", "But with the heathen mingled were,", "and learned of them their way."]}, "30": {"syllabified": "And they their i -- dols served, which did a snare un -- to them turn. Their sons and daugh -- ters they to dev -- ils in sac -- ri -- fice did burn.", "prose": ["And they their idols served, which did", "a snare unto them turn.", "Their sons and daughters they to devils", "in sacrifice did burn."]}, "31": {"syllabified": "In their own chil -- dren's guilt -- less blood their hands they did im -- brue, Whom to Ca -- na -- an's i -- dols they for sac -- ri -- fic -- es slew:", "prose": ["In their own children's guiltless blood", "their hands they did imbrue,", "Whom to Canaan's idols they", "for sacrifices slew:"]}, "32": {"syllabified": "So was the land de -- filed with blood. They stained with their own way, And with their own in -- ven -- ti -- ons a whor -- ing they did stray.", "prose": ["So was the land defiled with blood.", "They stained with their own way,", "And with their own inventions", "a whoring they did stray."]}, "33": {"syllabified": "A -- gainst his peo -- ple kin -- dled was the wrath of God there -- fore, In -- so -- much that he did his own in -- her -- i -- tance ab -- hor.", "prose": ["Against his people kindled was", "the wrath of God therefore,", "Insomuch that he did his own", "inheritance abhor."]}, "34": {"syllabified": "He gave them to the hea -- then's hand; their foes did them com -- mand. Their en -- 'mies them op -- pressed, they were made sub -- ject to their hand.", "prose": ["He gave them to the heathen's hand;", "their foes did them command.", "Their en'mies them oppressed, they were", "made subject to their hand."]}, "35": {"syllabified": "He man -- y times de -- liv -- ered them; but with their coun -- sel so They him pro -- voked, that for their sin they were brought ver -- y low.", "prose": ["He many times delivered them;", "but with their counsel so", "They him provoked, that for their sin", "they were brought very low."]}, "36": {"syllabified": "Yet their af -- flic -- tion he be -- held, when he did hear their cry: And he for them his cov -- e -- nant did call to mem -- o -- ry;", "prose": ["Yet their affliction he beheld,", "when he did hear their cry:", "And he for them his covenant", "did call to memory;"]}, "37": {"syllabified": "Af -- ter his mer -- cies' mul -- ti -- tude he did re -- pent: And made Them to be pit -- ied of all those who did them cap -- tive lead.", "prose": ["After his mercies' multitude", "he did repent: And made", "Them to be pitied of all those", "who did them captive lead."]}, "38": {"syllabified": "O Lord our God, us save, and gath -- er the hea -- then from a -- mong, That we thy ho -- ly name may praise in a tri -- um -- phant song.", "prose": ["O Lord our God, us save, and gather", "the heathen from among,", "That we thy holy name may praise", "in a triumphant song."]}, "39": {"syllabified": "Blessed be JE -- HO -- VAH, Is -- r'el's God, to all e -- ter -- ni -- ty: Let all the peo -- ple say, A -- men. Praise to the Lord give ye.", "prose": ["Blessed be JEHOVAH, Isr'el's God,", "to all eternity:", "Let all the people say, Amen.", "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."}