{"slug": "god-will-i-bless-all-times-his-praise", "title": "God Will I Bless All Times; His Praise", "first_line": "God will I bless all times; his praise", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 34, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 34"], "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 34. 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": "God will I bless all times; his praise my mouth shall still ex -- press. My soul shall boast in God: the meek shall hear with joy -- ful -- ness.", "prose": ["God will I bless all times; his praise", "my mouth shall still express.", "My soul shall boast in God: the meek", "shall hear with joyfulness."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Ex -- tol the Lord with me, let us ex -- alt his name to -- geth -- er. I sought the Lord, he heard, and did me from all fears de -- liv -- er.", "prose": ["Extol the Lord with me, let us", "exalt his name together.", "I sought the Lord, he heard, and did", "me from all fears deliver."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "They looked to him, and light -- ened were: not shamed were their fac -- es. This poor man cried, God heard, and saved him from all his dis -- tress -- es.", "prose": ["They looked to him, and lightened were:", "not shamed were their faces.", "This poor man cried, God heard, and saved", "him from all his distresses."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "The an -- gel of the Lord en -- camps, and round en -- com -- pass -- eth All those a -- bout that do him fear, and them de -- liv -- er -- eth.", "prose": ["The angel of the Lord encamps,", "and round encompasseth", "All those about that do him fear,", "and them delivereth."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "O taste and see that God is good: who trusts in him is blessed. Fear God his saints: none that him fear shall be with want op -- pressed.", "prose": ["O taste and see that God is good:", "who trusts in him is blessed.", "Fear God his saints: none that him fear", "shall be with want oppressed."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "The li -- ons young may hun -- gry be, and they may lack their food: But they that tru -- ly seek the Lord shall not lack an -- y good.", "prose": ["The lions young may hungry be,", "and they may lack their food:", "But they that truly seek the Lord", "shall not lack any good."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "O chil -- dren, hith -- er do ye come, and un -- to me give ear; I shall you teach to un -- der -- stand how ye the Lord should fear.", "prose": ["O children, hither do ye come,", "and unto me give ear;", "I shall you teach to understand", "how ye the Lord should fear."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "What man is he that life de -- sires, to see good would live long? Thy lips re -- frain from speak -- ing guile, and from ill words thy tongue.", "prose": ["What man is he that life desires,", "to see good would live long?", "Thy lips refrain from speaking guile,", "and from ill words thy tongue."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "De -- part from ill, do good, seek peace, pur -- sue it earn -- est -- ly. God's eyes are on the just; his ears are o -- pen to their cry.", "prose": ["Depart from ill, do good, seek peace,", "pursue it earnestly.", "God's eyes are on the just; his ears", "are open to their cry."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "The face of God is set a -- gainst those that do wick -- ed -- ly, That he may quite out from the earth cut off their mem -- o -- ry.", "prose": ["The face of God is set against", "those that do wickedly,", "That he may quite out from the earth", "cut off their memory."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "The right -- eous cry un -- to the Lord, he un -- to them gives ear; And they out of their trou -- bles all by him de -- liv -- ered are.", "prose": ["The righteous cry unto the Lord,", "he unto them gives ear;", "And they out of their troubles all", "by him delivered are."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "The Lord is ev -- er nigh to them that be of bro -- ken spirit; To them he safe -- ty doth af -- ford that are in heart con -- trite.", "prose": ["The Lord is ever nigh to them", "that be of broken spirit;", "To them he safety doth afford", "that are in heart contrite."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "The trou -- bles that af -- flict the just in num -- ber man -- y be; But yet at length out of them all the Lord doth set him free.", "prose": ["The troubles that afflict the just", "in number many be;", "But yet at length out of them all", "the Lord doth set him free."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "He care -- ful -- ly his bones doth keep, what -- ev -- er can be -- fall; That not so much as one of them can bro -- ken be at all.", "prose": ["He carefully his bones doth keep,", "whatever can befall;", "That not so much as one of them", "can broken be at all."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "Ill shall the wick -- ed slay; laid waste shall be who hate the just. The Lord re -- deems his ser -- vants' souls; none per -- ish that him trust.", "prose": ["Ill shall the wicked slay; laid waste", "shall be who hate the just.", "The Lord redeems his servants' souls;", "none perish that him trust."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}