{"slug": "ill-thee-extol-my-god-o-king", "title": "I'll Thee Extol, My God, O King", "first_line": "I'll thee extol, my God, O King", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 145, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 145"], "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 145. 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": "I'll thee ex -- tol, my God, O King; I'll bless thy name al -- ways. Thee will I bless each day, and will thy name for ev -- er praise.", "prose": ["I'll thee extol, my God, O King;", "I'll bless thy name always.", "Thee will I bless each day, and will", "thy name for ever praise."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Great is the Lord, much to be praised; his great -- ness search ex -- ceeds. Race un -- to race shall praise thy works, and show thy might -- y deeds.", "prose": ["Great is the Lord, much to be praised;", "his greatness search exceeds.", "Race unto race shall praise thy works,", "and show thy mighty deeds."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "I of thy glo -- rious maj -- es -- ty the hon -- our will re -- cord; I'll speak of all thy might -- y works, which won -- drous are, O Lord.", "prose": ["I of thy glorious majesty", "the honour will record;", "I'll speak of all thy mighty works,", "which wondrous are, O Lord."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Men of thine acts the might shall show, thine acts that dread -- ful are; And I, thy glo -- ry to ad -- vance, thy great -- ness will de -- clare.", "prose": ["Men of thine acts the might shall show,", "thine acts that dreadful are;", "And I, thy glory to advance,", "thy greatness will declare."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The mem -- 'ry of thy good -- ness great they large -- ly shall ex -- press; With songs of praise they shall ex -- tol thy per -- fect right -- eous -- ness.", "prose": ["The mem'ry of thy goodness great", "they largely shall express;", "With songs of praise they shall extol", "thy perfect righteousness."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "The Lord is ver -- y gra -- ci -- ous, in him com -- pas -- sions flow; In mer -- cy he is ver -- y great, and is to an -- ger slow.", "prose": ["The Lord is very gracious,", "in him compassions flow;", "In mercy he is very great,", "and is to anger slow."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "The Lord JE -- HO -- VAH un -- to all his good -- ness doth de -- clare; And o -- ver all his oth -- er works his ten -- der mer -- cies are.", "prose": ["The Lord JEHOVAH unto all", "his goodness doth declare;", "And over all his other works", "his tender mercies are."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Thee all thy works shall praise, O Lord, and thee thy saints shall bless; They shall thy king -- dom's glo -- ry show, thy pow'r by speech ex -- press:", "prose": ["Thee all thy works shall praise, O Lord,", "and thee thy saints shall bless;", "They shall thy kingdom's glory show,", "thy pow'r by speech express:"]}, "9": {"syllabified": "To make the sons of men to know his acts done might -- i -- ly, And of his king -- dom th'ex -- cel -- lent and glo -- rious maj -- es -- ty.", "prose": ["To make the sons of men to know", "his acts done mightily,", "And of his kingdom th' excellent", "and glorious majesty."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Thy king -- dom shall for ev -- er stand, thy reign through ag -- es all. God rais -- eth all that are bowed down, up -- hold -- eth all that fall.", "prose": ["Thy kingdom shall for ever stand,", "thy reign through ages all.", "God raiseth all that are bowed down,", "upholdeth all that fall."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "The eyes of all things wait on thee, the giv -- er of all good; And thou, in time con -- ve -- ni -- ent, be -- stow'st on them their food:", "prose": ["The eyes of all things wait on thee,", "the giver of all good;", "And thou, in time convenient,", "bestow'st on them their food:"]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Thine hand thou o -- pen'st lib -- 'ral -- ly, and of thy boun -- ty gives E -- nough to sat -- is -- fy the need of ev -- er -- y -- thing that lives.", "prose": ["Thine hand thou open'st lib'rally,", "and of thy bounty gives", "Enough to satisfy the need", "of everything that lives."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "The Lord is just in all his ways, ho -- ly in his works all. God's near to all that call on him, in truth that on him call.", "prose": ["The Lord is just in all his ways,", "holy in his works all.", "God's near to all that call on him,", "in truth that on him call."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "He will ac -- com -- plish the de -- sire of those that do him fear: He al -- so will de -- liv -- er them, and he their cry will hear.", "prose": ["He will accomplish the desire", "of those that do him fear:", "He also will deliver them,", "and he their cry will hear."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "The Lord pre -- serves all who him love, that nought can them an -- noy: But he all those that wick -- ed are will ut -- ter -- ly de -- stroy.", "prose": ["The Lord preserves all who him love,", "that nought can them annoy:", "But he all those that wicked are", "will utterly destroy."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "My mouth the prais -- es of the Lord to pub -- lish cease shall nev -- er: Let all flesh bless his ho -- ly name for ev -- er and for ev -- er.", "prose": ["My mouth the praises of the Lord", "to publish cease shall never:", "Let all flesh bless his holy name", "for ever and for ever."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}