{"slug": "praise-god-from-heavens-praise-the-lord", "title": "Praise God. From Heavens Praise the Lord", "first_line": "Praise God. From heavens praise the Lord", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 148, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 148"], "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 148. 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": "Praise God. From heav -- ens praise the Lord, in heights praise to him be. All ye his an -- gels, praise ye him; his hosts all, praise him ye.", "prose": ["Praise God. From heavens praise the Lord,", "in heights praise to him be.", "All ye his angels, praise ye him;", "his hosts all, praise him ye."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O praise ye him, both sun and moon; praise him, all stars of light. Ye heav'ns of heav'ns him praise, and floods a -- bove the heav -- ens' height.", "prose": ["O praise ye him, both sun and moon;", "praise him, all stars of light.", "Ye heav'ns of heav'ns him praise, and floods", "above the heavens' height."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Let all the crea -- tures praise the name of our al -- might -- y Lord: For he com -- mand -- ed, and they were cre -- at -- ed by his word.", "prose": ["Let all the creatures praise the name", "of our almighty Lord:", "For he commanded, and they were", "created by his word."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "He al -- so, for all times to come, hath them es -- tab -- lished sure; He hath ap -- point -- ed them a law, which ev -- er shall en -- dure.", "prose": ["He also, for all times to come,", "hath them established sure;", "He hath appointed them a law,", "which ever shall endure."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Praise ye JE -- HO -- VAH from the earth, drag -- ons, and ev -- 'ry deep: Fire, hail, snow, va -- pour, storm -- y wind, his word that ful -- ly keep.", "prose": ["Praise ye JEHOVAH from the earth,", "dragons, and ev'ry deep:", "Fire, hail, snow, vapour, stormy wind,", "his word that fully keep."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "All hills and moun -- tains, fruit -- ful trees, and all ye ce -- dars high: Beasts, and all cat -- tle, creep -- ing things, and all ye birds that fly.", "prose": ["All hills and mountains, fruitful trees,", "and all ye cedars high:", "Beasts, and all cattle, creeping things,", "and all ye birds that fly."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Kings of the earth, all na -- ti -- ons, prin -- ces, earth's jud -- ges all: Both young men, yea, and maid -- ens too, old men, and chil -- dren small.", "prose": ["Kings of the earth, all nations,", "princes, earth's judges all:", "Both young men, yea, and maidens too,", "old men, and children small."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Let them God's name praise; for his name a -- lone is ex -- cel -- lent: His glo -- ry reach -- eth far a -- bove the earth and fir -- ma -- ment.", "prose": ["Let them God's name praise; for his name", "alone is excellent:", "His glory reacheth far above", "the earth and firmament."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "His peo -- ple's horn, the praise of all his saints, ex -- alt -- eth he; Ev'n Is -- r'el's seed, a peo -- ple near to him. The Lord praise ye.", "prose": ["His people's horn, the praise of all", "his saints, exalteth he;", "Ev'n Isr'el's seed, a people near", "to him. The Lord praise ye."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}