{"slug": "give-thanks-to-god-call-on-his-name", "title": "Give Thanks to God, Call on His Name", "first_line": "Give thanks to God, call on his name", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 105, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 105"], "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 105. 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 thanks to God, call on his name; to men his deeds make known. Sing ye to him, sing psalms; pro -- claim his won -- drous works each one.", "prose": ["Give thanks to God, call on his name;", "to men his deeds make known.", "Sing ye to him, sing psalms; proclaim", "his wondrous works each one."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "See that ye in his ho -- ly name to glo -- ry do ac -- cord; And let the heart of ev -- ery -- one re -- joice that seeks the Lord.", "prose": ["See that ye in his holy name", "to glory do accord;", "And let the heart of everyone", "rejoice that seeks the Lord."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "The Lord Al -- might -- y, and his strength, with sted -- fast hearts seek ye: His bles -- sed and his gra -- cious face seek ye con -- tin -- ual -- ly.", "prose": ["The Lord Almighty, and his strength,", "with stedfast hearts seek ye:", "His blessed and his gracious face", "seek ye continually."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Think on the works that he hath done, which ad -- mi -- ra -- tion breed; His won -- ders, and the judg -- ments all which from his mouth pro -- ceed;", "prose": ["Think on the works that he hath done,", "which admiration breed;", "His wonders, and the judgments all", "which from his mouth proceed;"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "O ye that are of A -- br'ham's race, his ser -- vant well ap -- prov'n; And ye that Ja -- cob's chil -- dren are, whom he chose for his own.", "prose": ["O ye that are of Abr'ham's race,", "his servant well approv'n;", "And ye that Jacob's children are,", "whom he chose for his own."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause he, and he on -- ly, is the might -- y Lord our God; And his most right -- eous judg -- ments are in all the earth a -- broad.", "prose": ["Because he, and he only, is", "the mighty Lord our God;", "And his most righteous judgments are", "in all the earth abroad."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "His cov -- 'nant he re -- mem -- bered hath, that it may ev -- er stand: To thou -- sand gen -- er -- a -- ti -- ons the word he did com -- mand.", "prose": ["His cov'nant he remembered hath,", "that it may ever stand:", "To thousand generations", "the word he did command."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Which cov -- e -- nant he firm -- ly made with faith -- ful A -- bra -- ham, And un -- to I -- saac, by his oath, he did re -- new the same:", "prose": ["Which covenant he firmly made", "with faithful Abraham,", "And unto Isaac, by his oath,", "he did renew the same:"]}, "9": {"syllabified": "And un -- to Ja -- cob, for a law, he made it firm and sure, A cov -- e -- nant to I -- sra -- el, which ev -- er should en -- dure.", "prose": ["And unto Jacob, for a law,", "he made it firm and sure,", "A covenant to Israel,", "which ever should endure."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "He said, I'll give Ca -- na -- an's land for her -- i -- tage to you; While they were stran -- gers there, and few, in num -- ber ver -- y few:", "prose": ["He said, I'll give Canaan's land", "for heritage to you;", "While they were strangers there, and few,", "in number very few:"]}, "11": {"syllabified": "While yet they went from land to land with -- out a sure a -- bode; And while through sun -- dry king -- doms they did wan -- der far a -- broad;", "prose": ["While yet they went from land to land", "without a sure abode;", "And while through sundry kingdoms they", "did wander far abroad;"]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Yet, not -- with -- stand -- ing, suff -- ered he no man to do them wrong: Yea, for their sakes, he did re -- prove kings, who were great and strong.", "prose": ["Yet, notwithstanding, suffered he", "no man to do them wrong:", "Yea, for their sakes, he did reprove", "kings, who were great and strong."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Thus did he say, Touch ye not those that mine a -- noint -- ed be, Nor do the proph -- ets an -- y harm that do per -- tain to me.", "prose": ["Thus did he say, Touch ye not those", "that mine anointed be,", "Nor do the prophets any harm", "that do pertain to me."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "He called for fam -- ine on the land, he brake the staff of bread: But yet he sent a man be -- fore, by whom they should be fed;", "prose": ["He called for famine on the land,", "he brake the staff of bread:", "But yet he sent a man before,", "by whom they should be fed;"]}, "15": {"syllabified": "Ev'n Jo -- seph, whom un -- nat -- u -- ral -- ly sell for a slave did they; Whose feet with fet -- ters they did hurt, and he in i -- rons lay;", "prose": ["Ev'n Joseph, whom unnaturally", "sell for a slave did they;", "Whose feet with fetters they did hurt,", "and he in irons lay;"]}, "16": {"syllabified": "Un -- til the time that his word came to give him lib -- er -- ty; The word and pur -- pose of the Lord did him in pris -- on try.", "prose": ["Until the time that his word came", "to give him liberty;", "The word and purpose of the Lord", "did him in prison try."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Then sent the king, and did com -- mand that he en -- larged should be: He that the peo -- ple's rul -- er was did send to set him free.", "prose": ["Then sent the king, and did command", "that he enlarged should be:", "He that the people's ruler was", "did send to set him free."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "A lord to rule his fam -- i -- ly he raised him, as most fit; To him of all that he po -- ssessed he did the charge com -- mit:", "prose": ["A lord to rule his family", "he raised him, as most fit;", "To him of all that he possessed", "he did the charge commit:"]}, "19": {"syllabified": "That he might at his plea -- sure bind the prin -- ces of the land; And he might teach his sen -- a -- tors wis -- dom to un -- der -- stand.", "prose": ["That he might at his pleasure bind", "the princes of the land;", "And he might teach his senators", "wisdom to understand."]}, "20": {"syllabified": "The peo -- ple then of I -- sra -- el down in -- to E -- gypt came; And Ja -- cob al -- so so -- journ -- ed with -- in the land of Ham.", "prose": ["The people then of Israel", "down into Egypt came;", "And Jacob also sojourned", "within the land of Ham."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "And he did great -- ly by his power in -- crease his peo -- ple there; And stron -- ger than their en -- e -- mies they by his bless -- ing were.", "prose": ["And he did greatly by his power", "increase his people there;", "And stronger than their enemies", "they by his blessing were."]}, "22": {"syllabified": "Their heart he turn -- ed to en -- vy his folk ma -- li -- cious -- ly, With those that his own ser -- vants were to deal in subt -- le -- ty.", "prose": ["Their heart he turned to envy", "his folk maliciously,", "With those that his own servants were", "to deal in subtlety."]}, "23": {"syllabified": "His ser -- vant Mo -- ses he did send, Aa -- ron his cho -- sen one. By these his signs and won -- ders great in Ham's land were made known.", "prose": ["His servant Moses he did send,", "Aaron his chosen one.", "By these his signs and wonders great", "in Ham's land were made known."]}, "24": {"syllabified": "Dark -- ness he sent, and made it dark; his word they did o -- bey. He turned their wa -- ters in -- to blood, and he their fish did slay.", "prose": ["Darkness he sent, and made it dark;", "his word they did obey.", "He turned their waters into blood,", "and he their fish did slay."]}, "25": {"syllabified": "The land in plen -- ty brought forth frogs in cham -- bers of their kings. His word all sorts of flies and lice in all their bor -- ders brings.", "prose": ["The land in plenty brought forth frogs", "in chambers of their kings.", "His word all sorts of flies and lice", "in all their borders brings."]}, "26": {"syllabified": "He hail for rain, and flam -- ing fire in -- to their land he sent: And he their vines and fig -- trees smote; trees of their coasts he rent.", "prose": ["He hail for rain, and flaming fire", "into their land he sent:", "And he their vines and fig-trees smote;", "trees of their coasts he rent."]}, "27": {"syllabified": "He spake, and cat -- er -- pil -- lars came, lo -- custs did much a -- bound; Which in their land all herbs con -- sumed, and all fruits of their ground.", "prose": ["He spake, and caterpillars came,", "locusts did much abound;", "Which in their land all herbs consumed,", "and all fruits of their ground."]}, "28": {"syllabified": "He smote all first -- born in their land, chief of their strength each one. With gold and sil -- ver brought them forth, weak in their tribes were none.", "prose": ["He smote all first-born in their land,", "chief of their strength each one.", "With gold and silver brought them forth,", "weak in their tribes were none."]}, "29": {"syllabified": "E -- gypt was glad when forth they went, their fear on them did light. He spread a cloud for cov -- er -- ing, and fire to shine by night.", "prose": ["Egypt was glad when forth they went,", "their fear on them did light.", "He spread a cloud for covering,", "and fire to shine by night."]}, "30": {"syllabified": "They asked, and he brought quails: with bread of heav'n he fill -- ed them. He o -- pened rocks, floods gushed, and ran in des -- erts like a stream.", "prose": ["They asked, and he brought quails: with bread", "of  heav'n  he filled them.", "He opened rocks, floods gushed, and ran", "in deserts like a stream."]}, "31": {"syllabified": "For on his ho -- ly prom -- ise he, and ser -- vant A -- br'ham, thought. With joy his peo -- ple, his e -- lect with glad -- ness, forth he brought.", "prose": ["For on his holy promise he,", "and servant Abr'ham, thought.", "With joy his people, his elect", "with gladness, forth he brought."]}, "32": {"syllabified": "And un -- to them the pleas -- ant lands he of the hea -- then gave; That of the peo -- ple's la -- bour they in -- her -- i -- tance might have.", "prose": ["And unto them the pleasant lands", "he of the heathen gave;", "That of the people's labour they", "inheritance might have."]}, "33": {"syllabified": "That they his stat -- utes might ob -- serve ac -- cord -- ing to his word; And that they might his laws o -- bey. Give praise un -- to the Lord.", "prose": ["That they his statutes might observe", "according to his word;", "And that they might his laws obey.", "Give praise unto the Lord."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}