{"slug": "gods-mercies-i-will-ever-sing", "title": "God's Mercies I Will Ever Sing", "first_line": "God's mercies I will ever sing", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 89, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 89"], "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 89. 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's mer -- cies I will ev -- er sing; and with my mouth I shall Thy faith -- ful -- ness make to be known to gen -- er -- a -- tions all.", "prose": ["God's mercies I will ever sing;", "and with my mouth I shall", "Thy faithfulness make to be known", "to generations all."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "For mer -- cy shall be built, said I, for ev -- er to en -- dure; Thy faith -- ful -- ness, ev'n in the heav'ns, thou wilt es -- tab -- lish sure.", "prose": ["For mercy shall be built, said I,", "for ever to endure;", "Thy faithfulness, ev'n in the heav'ns,", "thou wilt establish sure."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "I with my cho -- sen One have made a cov -- 'nant gra -- cious -- ly; And to my ser -- vant, whom I loved, to Da -- vid sworn have I;", "prose": ["I with my chosen One have made", "a cov'nant graciously;", "And to my servant, whom I loved,", "to David sworn have I;"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "That I thy seed es -- tab -- lish shall for ev -- er to re -- main, And will to gen -- er -- a -- tions all thy throne build and main -- tain.", "prose": ["That I thy seed establish shall", "for ever to remain,", "And will to generations all", "thy throne build and maintain."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The prais -- es of thy won -- ders, Lord, the heav -- ens shall ex -- press; And in the con -- gre -- ga -- ti -- on of saints thy faith -- ful -- ness.", "prose": ["The praises of thy wonders, Lord,", "the heavens shall express;", "And in the congregation", "of saints thy faithfulness."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "For who in heav -- en with the Lord may once him -- self com -- pare? Who is like God a -- mong the sons of those that might -- y are?", "prose": ["For who in heaven with the Lord", "may once himself compare?", "Who is like God among the sons", "of those that mighty are?"]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Great fear in meet -- ing of the saints is due un -- to the Lord; And he of all a -- bout him should with rev -- 'rence be a -- dored.", "prose": ["Great fear in meeting of the saints", "is due unto the Lord;", "And he of all about him should", "with rev'rence be adored."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "O thou that art the Lord of hosts, what Lord in might -- i -- ness Is like to thee? who com -- passed round art with thy faith -- ful -- ness.", "prose": ["O thou that art the Lord of hosts,", "what Lord in mightiness", "Is like to thee? who compassed round", "art with thy faithfulness."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Ev'n in the rag -- ing of the sea thou o -- ver it dost reign; And when the waves there -- of do swell, thou still -- est them a -- gain.", "prose": ["Ev'n in the raging of the sea", "thou over it dost reign;", "And when the waves thereof do swell,", "thou stillest them again."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Ra -- hab in piec -- es thou didst break, like one that slaugh -- tered is; And with thy might -- y arm thou hast dis -- persed thine en -- e -- mies.", "prose": ["Rahab in pieces thou didst break,", "like one that slaughtered is;", "And with thy mighty arm thou hast", "dispersed thine enemies."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "The heav'ns are thine, thou for thine own the earth dost al -- so take; The world, and ful -- ness of the same, thy pow'r did found and make.", "prose": ["The heav'ns are thine, thou for thine own", "the earth dost also take;", "The world, and fulness of the same,", "thy pow'r did found and make."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "The north and south from thee a -- lone their first be -- gin -- ning had; Both Ta -- bor mount and Her -- mon hill shall in thy name be glad.", "prose": ["The north and south from thee alone", "their first beginning had;", "Both Tabor mount and Hermon hill", "shall in thy name be glad."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Thou hast an arm that's full of power, thy hand is great in might; And thy right hand ex -- ceed -- ing -- ly ex -- al -- ted is in height.", "prose": ["Thou hast an arm that's full of power,", "thy hand is great in might;", "And thy right hand exceedingly", "exalted is in height."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "Jus -- tice and judg -- ment of thy throne are made the dwell -- ing -- place; Mer -- cy, ac -- com -- pa -- nied with truth, shall go be -- fore thy face.", "prose": ["Justice and judgment of thy throne", "are made the dwelling-place;", "Mercy, accompanied with truth,", "shall go before thy face."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "O great -- ly blessed the peo -- ple are the joy -- ful sound that know; In bright -- ness of thy face, O Lord, they ev -- er on shall go.", "prose": ["O greatly blessed the people are", "the joyful sound that know;", "In brightness of thy face, O Lord,", "they ever on shall go."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "They in thy name shall all the day re -- joice ex -- ceed -- ing -- ly; And in thy right -- eous -- ness shall they ex -- al -- ted be on high.", "prose": ["They in thy name shall all the day", "rejoice exceedingly;", "And in thy righteousness shall they", "exalted be on high."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause the glo -- ry of their strength doth on -- ly stand in thee; And in thy fa -- vour shall our horn and pow'r ex -- al -- ted be.", "prose": ["Because the glory of their strength", "doth only stand in thee;", "And in thy favour shall our horn", "and pow'r exalted be."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "For God is our de -- fence; and he to us doth safe -- ty bring: The Ho -- ly One of I -- sra -- el is our al -- might -- y King.", "prose": ["For God is our defence; and he", "to us doth safety bring:", "The Holy One of Israel", "is our almighty King."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "In vi -- sion to thy Ho -- ly One thou saidst, I help up -- on A strong one laid; out of the folk I raised a cho -- sen one;", "prose": ["In vision to thy Holy One", "thou saidst, I help upon", "A strong one laid; out of the folk", "I raised a chosen one;"]}, "20": {"syllabified": "Ev'n Da -- vid, I have found him out a ser -- vant un -- to me; And with my ho -- ly oil my King a -- noint -- ed him to be.", "prose": ["Ev'n David, I have found him out", "a servant unto me;", "And with my holy oil my King", "anointed him to be."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "With whom my hand shall stab -- lished be; mine arm shall make him strong. On him the foe shall not ex -- act, nor son of mis -- chief wrong.", "prose": ["With whom my hand shall stablished be;", "mine arm shall make him strong.", "On him the foe shall not exact,", "nor son of mischief wrong."]}, "22": {"syllabified": "I will beat down be -- fore his face all his ma -- li -- cious foes; I will them great -- ly plague who do with ha -- tred him op -- pose.", "prose": ["I will beat down before his face", "all his malicious foes;", "I will them greatly plague who do", "with hatred him oppose."]}, "23": {"syllabified": "My mer -- cy and my faith -- ful -- ness with him yet still shall be; And in my name his horn and pow'r men shall ex -- al -- ted see.", "prose": ["My mercy and my faithfulness", "with him yet still shall be;", "And in my name his horn and pow'r", "men shall exalted see."]}, "24": {"syllabified": "His hand and pow'r shall reach a -- far; I'll set it in the sea; And his right hand es -- tab -- lish -- ed shall in the riv -- ers be.", "prose": ["His hand and pow'r shall reach afar;", "I'll set it in the sea;", "And his right hand established", "shall in the rivers be."]}, "25": {"syllabified": "Thou art my Fa -- ther, he shall cry, thou art my God a -- lone; And he shall say, Thou art the Rock of my sal -- va -- ti -- on.", "prose": ["Thou art my Father, he shall cry,", "thou art my God alone;", "And he shall say, Thou art the Rock", "of my salvation."]}, "26": {"syllabified": "I'll make him my first -- born, more high than kings of an -- y land. My love I'll ev -- er keep for him, my cov -- 'nant fast shall stand.", "prose": ["I'll make him my first-born, more high", "than kings of any land.", "My love I'll ever keep for him,", "my cov'nant fast shall stand."]}, "27": {"syllabified": "His seed I by my pow'r will make for ev -- er to en -- dure; And, as the days of heav'n, his throne shall sta -- ble be, and sure.", "prose": ["His seed I by my pow'r will make", "for ever to endure;", "And, as the days of heav'n, his throne", "shall stable be, and sure."]}, "28": {"syllabified": "But if his chil -- dren shall for -- sake my laws, and go a -- stray, And in my judg -- ments shall not walk, but wan -- der from my way:", "prose": ["But if his children shall forsake", "my laws, and go astray,", "And in my judgments shall not walk,", "but wander from my way:"]}, "29": {"syllabified": "If they my laws break, and do not keep my com -- mand -- e -- ments; I'll vis -- it then their faults with rods, their sins with chas -- ti -- se -- ments.", "prose": ["If they my laws break, and do not", "keep my commandements;", "I'll visit then their faults with rods,", "their sins with chastisements."]}, "30": {"syllabified": "Yet I'll not take my love from him, nor false my prom -- ise make. My cov -- 'nant I'll not break, nor change what with my mouth I spake.", "prose": ["Yet I'll not take my love from him,", "nor false my promise make.", "My cov'nant I'll not break, nor change", "what with my mouth I spake."]}, "31": {"syllabified": "Once by my ho -- li -- ness I sware, to Da -- vid I'll not lie; His seed and throne shall, as the sun, be -- fore me last for aye.", "prose": ["Once by my holiness I sware,", "to David I'll not lie;", "His seed and throne shall, as the sun,", "before me last for aye."]}, "32": {"syllabified": "It, like the moon, shall ev -- er be es -- tab -- lished sted -- fast -- ly; And like to that which in the heav'n doth wit -- ness faith -- ful -- ly.", "prose": ["It, like the moon, shall ever be", "established stedfastly;", "And like to that which in the heav'n", "doth witness faithfully."]}, "33": {"syllabified": "But thou, dis -- pleas -- ed, hast cast off, thou didst ab -- hor and loathe; With him that thine a -- noint -- ed is thou hast been ver -- y wroth.", "prose": ["But thou, displeased, hast cast off,", "thou didst abhor and loathe;", "With him that thine anointed is", "thou hast been very wroth."]}, "34": {"syllabified": "Thou hast thy ser -- vant's cov -- e -- nant made void, and quite cast by; Thou hast pro -- faned his crown, while it cast on the ground doth lie.", "prose": ["Thou hast thy servant's covenant", "made void, and quite cast by;", "Thou hast profaned his crown, while it", "cast on the ground doth lie."]}, "35": {"syllabified": "Thou all his hed -- ges hast broke down, his stron -- gholds down hast torn. He to all pas -- sers -- by a spoil, to neigh -- bours is a scorn.", "prose": ["Thou all his hedges hast broke down,", "his strongholds down hast torn.", "He to all passers-by a spoil,", "to neighbours is a scorn."]}, "36": {"syllabified": "Thou hast set up his foes' right hand; mad'st all his en -- 'mies glad: Turned his sword's edge, and him to stand in ba -- ttle hast not made.", "prose": ["Thou hast set up his foes' right hand;", "mad'st all his en'mies glad:", "Turned his sword's edge, and him to stand", "in battle hast not made."]}, "37": {"syllabified": "His glo -- ry thou hast made to cease, his throne to ground down cast; Short -- ened his days of youth, and him with shame thou cov -- ered hast.", "prose": ["His glory thou hast made to cease,", "his throne to ground down cast;", "Shortened his days of youth, and him", "with shame thou covered hast."]}, "38": {"syllabified": "How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thy -- self? for ev -- er, in thine ire? And shall thine in -- dig -- na -- ti -- on burn like un -- to a fire?", "prose": ["How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thyself?", "for ever, in thine ire?", "And shall thine indignation", "burn like unto a fire?"]}, "39": {"syllabified": "Re -- mem -- ber, Lord, how short a time I shall on earth re -- main: O where -- fore is it so that thou hast made all men in vain?", "prose": ["Remember, Lord, how short a time", "I shall on earth remain:", "O wherefore is it so that thou", "hast made all men in vain?"]}, "40": {"syllabified": "What man is he that liv -- eth here, and death shall nev -- er see? Or from the pow -- er of the grave what man his soul shall free?", "prose": ["What man is he that liveth here,", "and death shall never see?", "Or from the power of the grave", "what man his soul shall free?"]}, "41": {"syllabified": "Thy for -- mer lo -- ving -- kind -- nes -- ses, O Lord, where be they now? Those which in truth and faith -- ful -- ness to Da -- vid sworn hast thou?", "prose": ["Thy former loving-kindnesses,", "O Lord, where be they now?", "Those which in truth and faithfulness", "to David sworn hast thou?"]}, "42": {"syllabified": "Mind, Lord, thy ser -- vant's sad re -- proach; how I in bos -- om bear The scorn -- ings of the peo -- ple all, who strong and might -- y are.", "prose": ["Mind, Lord, thy servant's sad reproach;", "how I in bosom bear", "The scornings of the people all,", "who strong and mighty are."]}, "43": {"syllabified": "Where -- with thy rag -- ing en -- e -- mies re -- proached, O Lord, think on; Where -- with they have re -- proached the steps of thine a -- noint -- ed one.", "prose": ["Wherewith thy raging enemies", "reproached, O Lord, think on;", "Wherewith they have reproached the steps", "of thine anointed one."]}, "44": {"syllabified": "All bless -- ing to the Lord our God let be as -- crib -- ed then: For ev -- er -- more so let it be. A -- men, yea, and a -- men.", "prose": ["All blessing to the Lord our God", "let be ascribed then:", "For evermore so let it be.", "Amen, yea, and amen."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}