{"slug": "lord-i-will-thee-extol-for-thou", "title": "Lord, I Will Thee Extol, for Thou", "first_line": "Lord, I will thee extol, for thou", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 30, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 30"], "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 30. 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": "Lord, I will thee ex -- tol, for thou hast lift -- ed me on high, And o -- ver me thou to re -- joice mad'st not mine en -- e -- my.", "prose": ["Lord, I will thee extol, for thou", "hast lifted me on high,", "And over me thou to rejoice", "mad'st not mine enemy."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O thou who art the Lord my God, I in dis -- tress to thee, With loud cries lift -- ed up my voice, and thou hast heal -- ed me.", "prose": ["O thou who art the Lord my God,", "I in distress to thee,", "With loud cries lifted up my voice,", "and thou hast healed me."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O Lord, my soul thou hast brought up, and res -- cued from the grave; That I to pit should not go down, a -- live thou didst me save.", "prose": ["O Lord, my soul thou hast brought up,", "and rescued from the grave;", "That I to pit should not go down,", "alive thou didst me save."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "O ye that are his ho -- ly ones, sing praise un -- to the Lord; And give un -- to him thanks, when ye his ho -- li -- ness re -- cord.", "prose": ["O ye that are his holy ones,", "sing praise unto the Lord;", "And give unto him thanks, when ye", "his holiness record."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "For but a mo -- ment lasts his wrath; life in his fa -- vour lies: Weep -- ing may for a night en -- dure, at morn doth joy a -- rise.", "prose": ["For but a moment lasts his wrath;", "life in his favour lies:", "Weeping may for a night endure,", "at morn doth joy arise."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "In my pros -- per -- i -- ty I said, that noth -- ing shall me move. O Lord, thou hast my moun -- tain made to stand strong by thy love:", "prose": ["In my prosperity I said,", "that nothing shall me move.", "O Lord, thou hast my mountain made", "to stand strong by thy love:"]}, "7": {"syllabified": "But when that thou, O gra -- cious God, didst hide thy face from me, Then quick -- ly was my pros -- p'rous state turned in -- to mis -- er -- y.", "prose": ["But when that thou, O gracious God,", "didst hide thy face from me,", "Then quickly was my prosp'rous state", "turned into misery."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Where -- fore un -- to the Lord my cry I caus -- ed to as -- cend: My hum -- ble sup -- pli -- ca -- ti -- on I to the Lord did send.", "prose": ["Wherefore unto the Lord my cry", "I caused to ascend:", "My humble supplication", "I to the Lord did send."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "What prof -- it is there in my blood, when I go down to pit? Shall un -- to thee the dust give praise? thy truth de -- clare shall it?", "prose": ["What profit is there in my blood,", "when I go down to pit?", "Shall unto thee the dust give praise?", "thy truth declare shall it?"]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Hear, Lord, have mer -- cy; help me, Lord: Thou turned hast my sad -- ness To danc -- ing; yea, my sack -- cloth loosed, and gird -- ed me with glad -- ness;", "prose": ["Hear, Lord, have mercy; help me, Lord:", "Thou turned hast my sadness", "To dancing; yea, my sackcloth loosed,", "and girded me with gladness;"]}, "11": {"syllabified": "That sing thy praise my glo -- ry may, and nev -- er si -- lent be. O Lord my God, for ev -- er -- more I will give thanks to thee.", "prose": ["That sing thy praise my glory may,", "and never silent be.", "O Lord my God, for evermore", "I will give thanks to thee."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}