{"slug": "praise-ye-the-lord-unto-him-sing", "title": "Praise Ye the Lord: unto Him Sing", "first_line": "Praise ye the Lord: unto him sing", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 149, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 149"], "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 149. 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: un -- to him sing a new song, and his praise In the as -- sem -- bly of his saints in sweet psalms do ye raise.", "prose": ["Praise ye the Lord: unto him sing", "a new song, and his praise", "In the assembly of his saints", "in sweet psalms do ye raise."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Let Is -- r'el in his Mak -- er joy, and to him prais -- es sing: Let all that Zi -- on's chil -- dren are be joy -- ful in their King.", "prose": ["Let Isr'el in his Maker joy,", "and to him praises sing:", "Let all that Zion's children are", "be joyful in their King."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O let them un -- to his great name give prais -- es in the dance; Let them with tim -- brel and with harp in songs his praise ad -- vance.", "prose": ["O let them unto his great name", "give praises in the dance;", "Let them with timbrel and with harp", "in songs his praise advance."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For God doth plea -- sure take in those that his own peo -- ple be; And he with his sal -- va -- ti -- on the meek will beau -- ti -- fy.", "prose": ["For God doth pleasure take in those", "that his own people be;", "And he with his salvation", "the meek will beautify."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "And in his glo -- ry ex -- cel -- lent let all his saints re -- joice: Let them to him up -- on their beds a -- loud lift up their voice.", "prose": ["And in his glory excellent", "let all his saints rejoice:", "Let them to him upon their beds", "aloud lift up their voice."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Let in their mouth a -- loft be raised the high praise of the Lord, And let them have in their right hand a sharp two -- edg -- ed sword;", "prose": ["Let in their mouth aloft be raised", "the high praise of the Lord,", "And let them have in their right hand", "a sharp two-edged sword;"]}, "7": {"syllabified": "To ex -- e -- cute the ven -- geance due up -- on the hea -- then all, And make de -- serv -- ed pun -- ish -- ment up -- on the peo -- ple fall.", "prose": ["To execute the vengeance due", "upon the heathen all,", "And make deserved punishment", "upon the people fall."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "And ev'n with chains, as pris -- 'ners, bind their kings that them com -- mand; Yea, and with i -- ron fet -- ters strong, the no -- bles of their land.", "prose": ["And ev'n with chains, as pris'ners, bind", "their kings that them command;", "Yea, and with iron fetters strong,", "the nobles of their land."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "On them the judg -- ment to per -- form found writ -- ten in his word: This hon -- our is to all his saints. O do ye praise the Lord.", "prose": ["On them the judgment to perform", "found written in his word:", "This honour is to all his saints.", "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."}