{"slug": "praise-ye-the-lord-the-lords-name-praise", "title": "Praise Ye the Lord, the Lord's Name Praise", "first_line": "Praise ye the Lord, the Lord's name praise", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 135, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 135"], "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 135. 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, the Lord's name praise; his ser -- vants, praise ye God. Who stand in God's house, in the courts of our God make a -- bode.", "prose": ["Praise ye the Lord, the Lord's name praise;", "his servants, praise ye God.", "Who stand in God's house, in the courts", "of our God make abode."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Praise ye the Lord, for he is good; un -- to him prais -- es sing: Sing prais -- es to his name, be -- cause it is a pleas -- ant thing.", "prose": ["Praise ye the Lord, for he is good;", "unto him praises sing:", "Sing praises to his name, because", "it is a pleasant thing."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "For Ja -- cob to him -- self the Lord did choose of his good plea -- sure, And he hath cho -- sen I -- sra -- el for his pe -- cu -- liar trea -- sure.", "prose": ["For Jacob to himself the Lord", "did choose of his good pleasure,", "And he hath chosen Israel", "for his peculiar treasure."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause I know as -- sur -- ed -- ly the Lord is ver -- y great, And that our Lord a -- bove all gods in glo -- ry hath his seat.", "prose": ["Because I know assuredly", "the Lord is very great,", "And that our Lord above all gods", "in glory hath his seat."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "What things so -- ev -- er pleased the Lord, that in the heav'n did he, And in the earth, the seas, and all the plac -- es deep that be.", "prose": ["What things soever pleased the Lord,", "that in the heav'n did he,", "And in the earth, the seas, and all", "the places deep that be."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "He from the ends of earth doth make the va -- pours to as -- cend; With rain he light -- nings makes, and wind doth from his trea -- sures send.", "prose": ["He from the ends of earth doth make", "the vapours to ascend;", "With rain he lightnings makes, and wind", "doth from his treasures send."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "E -- gypt's first -- born, from man to beast who smote. Strange to -- kens he On Phar -- aoh and his ser -- vants sent, E -- gypt, in midst of thee.", "prose": ["Egypt's first-born, from man to beast", "who smote. Strange tokens he", "On Pharaoh and his servants sent,", "Egypt, in midst of thee."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "He smote great na -- tions, slew great kings: Si -- hon of Hesh -- bon king, And Og of Ba -- shan, and to nought did Ca -- naan's king -- doms bring:", "prose": ["He smote great nations, slew great kings:", "Sihon of Heshbon king,", "And Og of Bashan, and to nought", "did Canaan's kingdoms bring:"]}, "9": {"syllabified": "And for a weal -- thy her -- i -- tage their pleas -- ant land he gave, An her -- i -- tage which I -- sra -- el, his cho -- sen folk, should have.", "prose": ["And for a wealthy heritage", "their pleasant land he gave,", "An heritage which Israel,", "his chosen folk, should have."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Thy name, O Lord, shall still en -- dure, and thy me -- mo -- ri -- al With hon -- our shall con -- tin -- ued be to gen -- er -- a -- tions all.", "prose": ["Thy name, O Lord, shall still endure,", "and thy memorial", "With honour shall continued be", "to generations all."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "For why? the right -- eous God will judge his peo -- ple righ -- teous -- ly; Con -- cern -- ing those that do him serve, him -- self re -- pent will he.", "prose": ["For why? the righteous God will judge", "his people righteously;", "Concerning those that do him serve,", "himself repent will he."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "The i -- dols of the na -- ti -- ons of sil -- ver are and gold, And by the hands of men is made their fash -- i -- on and mould.", "prose": ["The idols of the nations", "of silver are and gold,", "And by the hands of men is made", "their fashion and mould."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Mouths have they, but they do not speak; eyes, but they do not see; Ears have they, but hear not; and in their mouths no breath -- ing be.", "prose": ["Mouths have they, but they do not speak;", "eyes, but they do not see;", "Ears have they, but hear not; and in", "their mouths no breathing be."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "Their mak -- ers are like them; so are all that on them re -- ly. O Is -- r'el's house, bless God; bless God, O Aa -- ron's fam -- i -- ly.", "prose": ["Their makers are like them; so are", "all that on them rely.", "O Isr'el's house, bless God; bless God,", "O Aaron's family."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "O bless the Lord, of Le -- vi's house ye who his ser -- vants are; And bless the ho -- ly name of God, all ye the Lord that fear.", "prose": ["O bless the Lord, of Levi's house", "ye who his servants are;", "And bless the holy name of God,", "all ye the Lord that fear."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "And bles -- sed be the Lord our God from Zi -- on's ho -- ly hill, Who dwell -- eth at Je -- ru -- sa -- lem. The Lord O praise ye still.", "prose": ["And blessed be the Lord our God", "from Zion's holy hill,", "Who dwelleth at Jerusalem.", "The Lord O praise ye still."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}