{"slug": "praise-ye-the-lord-for-it-is-good", "title": "Praise Ye the Lord; for It Is Good", "first_line": "Praise ye the Lord; for it is good", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 147, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 147"], "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 147. 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 ye the Lord; for it is good praise to our God to sing: For it is pleas -- ant, and to praise it is a come -- ly thing.", "prose": ["Praise ye the Lord; for it is good", "praise to our God to sing:", "For it is pleasant, and to praise", "it is a comely thing."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "God doth build up Je -- ru -- sa -- lem; and he it is a -- lone That the dis -- persed of I -- sra -- el doth gath -- er in -- to one.", "prose": ["God doth build up Jerusalem;", "and he it is alone", "That the dispersed of Israel", "doth gather into one."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Those that are bro -- ken in their heart, and griev -- ed in their minds, He heal -- eth, and their pain -- ful wounds he ten -- der -- ly up -- binds.", "prose": ["Those that are broken in their heart,", "and grieved in their minds,", "He healeth, and their painful wounds", "he tenderly up-binds."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "He counts the num -- ber of the stars; he names them ev -- 'ry one. Great is our Lord, and of great pow'r; his wis -- dom search can none.", "prose": ["He counts the number of the stars;", "he names them ev'ry one.", "Great is our Lord, and of great pow'r;", "his wisdom search can none."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The Lord lifts up the meek; and casts the wick -- ed to the ground. Sing to the Lord, and give him thanks; on harp his prais -- es sound;", "prose": ["The Lord lifts up the meek; and casts", "the wicked to the ground.", "Sing to the Lord, and give him thanks;", "on harp his praises sound;"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Who cov -- er -- eth the heav'n with clouds, who for the earth be -- low Pre -- par -- eth rain, who mak -- eth grass up -- on the moun -- tains grow.", "prose": ["Who covereth the heav'n with clouds,", "who for the earth below", "Prepareth rain, who maketh grass", "upon the mountains grow."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "He gives the beast his food, he feeds the ra -- vens young that cry. His plea -- sure not in hor -- ses' strength, nor in man's legs, doth lie.", "prose": ["He gives the beast his food, he feeds", "the ravens young that cry.", "His pleasure not in horses' strength,", "nor in man's legs, doth lie."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "But in all those that do him fear the Lord doth plea -- sure take; In those that to his mer -- cy do by hope them -- selves be -- take.", "prose": ["But in all those that do him fear", "the Lord doth pleasure take;", "In those that to his mercy do", "by hope themselves betake."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "The Lord praise, O Je -- ru -- sa -- lem; Zi -- on, thy God con -- fess: For thy gates' bars he mak -- eth strong; thy sons in thee doth bless.", "prose": ["The Lord praise, O Jerusalem;", "Zion, thy God confess:", "For thy gates' bars he maketh strong;", "thy sons in thee doth bless."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "He in thy bor -- ders mak -- eth peace; with fine wheat fill -- eth thee. He sends forth his com -- mand on earth, his word runs speed -- i -- ly.", "prose": ["He in thy borders maketh peace;", "with fine wheat filleth thee.", "He sends forth his command on earth,", "his word runs speedily."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Hoar -- frost, like ash -- es, scat -- t'reth he; like wool he snow doth give: Like mor -- sels cast -- eth forth his ice; who in its cold can live?", "prose": ["Hoar-frost, like ashes, scatt'reth he;", "like wool he snow doth give:", "Like morsels casteth forth his ice;", "who in its cold can live?"]}, "12": {"syllabified": "He send -- eth forth his might -- y word, and melt -- eth them a -- gain; His wind he makes to blow, and then the wa -- ters flow a -- main.", "prose": ["He sendeth forth his mighty word,", "and melteth them again;", "His wind he makes to blow, and then", "the waters flow amain."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "The doc -- trine of his ho -- ly word to Ja -- cob he doth show; His stat -- utes and his judg -- ments he gives I -- sra -- el to know.", "prose": ["The doctrine of his holy word", "to Jacob he doth show;", "His statutes and his judgments he", "gives Israel to know."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "To an -- y na -- tion nev -- er he such fa -- vour did af -- ford; For they his judg -- ments have not known. O do ye praise the Lord.", "prose": ["To any nation never he", "such favour did afford;", "For they his judgments have not known.", "O do ye praise the Lord."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}