{"slug": "o-thou-my-soul-bless-god-the-lord", "title": "O Thou My Soul, Bless God the Lord", "first_line": "O thou my soul, bless God the Lord", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 103, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 103"], "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 103. 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": "O thou my soul, bless God the Lord; and all that in me is Be stirr -- ed up his ho -- ly name to mag -- ni -- fy and bless.", "prose": ["O thou my soul, bless God the Lord;", "and all that in me is", "Be stirred up his holy name", "to magnify and bless."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Bless, O my soul, the Lord thy God, and not for -- get -- ful be Of all his gra -- cious ben -- e -- fits he hath be -- stowed on thee.", "prose": ["Bless, O my soul, the Lord thy God,", "and not forgetful be", "Of all his gracious benefits", "he hath bestowed on thee."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "All thine in -- iq -- ui -- ties who doth most gra -- cious -- ly for -- give: Who thy dis -- eas -- es all and pains doth heal, and thee re -- lieve.", "prose": ["All thine iniquities who doth", "most graciously forgive:", "Who thy diseases all and pains", "doth heal, and thee relieve."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Who doth re -- deem thy life, that thou to death may'st not go down; Who thee with lov -- ing -- kind -- ness doth and ten -- der mer -- cies crown:", "prose": ["Who doth redeem thy life, that thou", "to death may'st not go down;", "Who thee with loving-kindness doth", "and tender mercies crown:"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Who with a -- bun -- dance of good things doth sat -- is -- fy thy mouth; So that, ev'n as the ea -- gle's age, re -- new -- ed is thy youth.", "prose": ["Who with abundance of good things", "doth satisfy thy mouth;", "So that, ev'n as the eagle's age,", "renewed is thy youth."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "God right -- eous judg -- ment ex -- e -- cutes for all op -- press -- ed ones. His ways to Mo -- ses, he his acts made known to Is -- r'el's sons.", "prose": ["God righteous judgment executes", "for all oppressed ones.", "His ways to Moses, he his acts", "made known to Isr'el's sons."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "The Lord our God is mer -- ci -- ful, and he is gra -- ci -- ous, Long -- suf -- fer -- ing, and slow to wrath, in mer -- cy plen -- te -- ous.", "prose": ["The Lord our God is merciful,", "and he is gracious,", "Long-suffering, and slow to wrath,", "in mercy plenteous."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "He will not chide con -- tin -- ual -- ly, nor keep his an -- ger still. With us he dealt not as we sinned, nor did re -- quite our ill.", "prose": ["He will not chide continually,", "nor keep his anger still.", "With us he dealt not as we sinned,", "nor did requite our ill."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "For as the heav -- en in its height the earth sur -- mount -- eth far; So great to those that do him fear his ten -- der mer -- cies are:", "prose": ["For as the heaven in its height", "the earth surmounteth far;", "So great to those that do him fear", "his tender mercies are:"]}, "10": {"syllabified": "As far as east is dis -- tant from the west, so far hath he From us re -- mov -- ed, in his love, all our in -- iq -- ui -- ty.", "prose": ["As far as east is distant from", "the west, so far hath he", "From us removed, in his love,", "all our iniquity."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Such pit -- y as a fa -- ther hath un -- to his chil -- dren dear; Like pit -- y shows the Lord to such as wor -- ship him in fear.", "prose": ["Such pity as a father hath", "unto his children dear;", "Like pity shows the Lord to such", "as worship him in fear."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "For he re -- mem -- bers we are dust, and he our frame well knows. Frail man, his days are like the grass, as flow'r in field he grows:", "prose": ["For he remembers we are dust,", "and he our frame well knows.", "Frail man, his days are like the grass,", "as flow'r in field he grows:"]}, "13": {"syllabified": "For o -- ver it the wind doth pass, and it a -- way is gone; And of the place where once it was it shall no more be known.", "prose": ["For over it the wind doth pass,", "and it away is gone;", "And of the place where once it was", "it shall no more be known."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "But un -- to them that do him fear God's mer -- cy nev -- er ends; And to their chil -- dren's chil -- dren still his right -- eous -- ness ex -- tends:", "prose": ["But unto them that do him fear", "God's mercy never ends;", "And to their children's children still", "his righteousness extends:"]}, "15": {"syllabified": "To such as keep his cov -- e -- nant, and mind -- ful are al -- way Of his most just com -- mand -- e -- ments, that they may them o -- bey.", "prose": ["To such as keep his covenant,", "and mindful are alway", "Of his most just commandements,", "that they may them obey."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "The Lord pre -- par -- ed hath his throne in heav -- ens firm to stand; And ev -- er -- y -- thing that be -- ing hath his king -- dom doth com -- mand.", "prose": ["The Lord prepared hath his throne", "in heavens firm to stand;", "And everything that being hath", "his kingdom doth command."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "O ye his an -- gels, that ex -- cel in strength, bless ye the Lord; Ye who o -- bey what he com -- mands, and hear -- ken to his word.", "prose": ["O ye his angels, that excel", "in strength, bless ye the Lord;", "Ye who obey what he commands,", "and hearken to his word."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "O bless and mag -- ni -- fy the Lord, ye glo -- rious hosts of his; Ye min -- is -- ters, that do ful -- fil what -- e'er his plea -- sure is.", "prose": ["O bless and magnify the Lord,", "ye glorious hosts of his;", "Ye ministers, that do fulfil", "whate'er his pleasure is."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "O bless the Lord, all ye his works, where -- with the world is stored In his do -- min -- ions ev -- er -- y -- where. My soul, bless thou the Lord.", "prose": ["O bless the Lord, all ye his works,", "wherewith the world is stored", "In his dominions everywhere.", "My soul, bless thou the Lord."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}