{"slug": "praise-ye-the-lord-with-my-whole-heart", "title": "Praise Ye the Lord: with My Whole Heart", "first_line": "Praise ye the Lord: with my whole heart", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 111, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 111"], "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 111. 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: with my whole heart I will God's praise de -- clare, Where the as -- sem -- blies of the just and con -- gre -- ga -- tions are.", "prose": ["Praise ye the Lord: with my whole heart", "I will God's praise declare,", "Where the assemblies of the just", "and congregations are."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "The whole works of the Lord our God are great a -- bove all mea -- sure, Sought out they are of ev -- ery -- one that doth there -- in take plea -- sure.", "prose": ["The whole works of the Lord our God", "are great above all measure,", "Sought out they are of everyone", "that doth therein take pleasure."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "His work most hon -- our -- a -- ble is, most glo -- ri -- ous and pure, And his un -- taint -- ed right -- eous -- ness for ev -- er doth en -- dure.", "prose": ["His work most honourable is,", "most glorious and pure,", "And his untainted righteousness", "for ever doth endure."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "His works most won -- der -- ful he hath made to be thought up -- on: The Lord is gra -- cious, and he is full of com -- pas -- si -- on.", "prose": ["His works most wonderful he hath", "made to be thought upon:", "The Lord is gracious, and he is", "full of compassion."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "He giv -- eth meat un -- to all those that tru -- ly do him fear; And ev -- er -- more his cov -- e -- nant he in his mind will bear.", "prose": ["He giveth meat unto all those", "that truly do him fear;", "And evermore his covenant", "he in his mind will bear."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "He did the pow -- er of his works un -- to his peo -- ple show, When he the hea -- then's her -- i -- tage up -- on them did be -- stow.", "prose": ["He did the power of his works", "unto his people show,", "When he the heathen's heritage", "upon them did bestow."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "His han -- di -- works are truth and right; all his com -- mands are sure: And, done in truth and up -- right -- ness, they ev -- er -- more en -- dure.", "prose": ["His handiworks are truth and right;", "all his commands are sure:", "And, done in truth and uprightness,", "they evermore endure."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "He sent re -- demp -- tion to his folk; his cov -- e -- nant for aye He did com -- mand: ho -- ly his name and rev -- 'rend is al -- way.", "prose": ["He sent redemption to his folk;", "his covenant for aye", "He did command: holy his name", "and rev'rend is alway."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Wis -- dom's be -- gin -- ning is God's fear: good un -- der -- stand -- ing they Have all that his com -- mands ful -- fil: his praise en -- dures for aye.", "prose": ["Wisdom's beginning is God's fear:", "good understanding they", "Have all that his commands fulfil:", "his praise endures for aye."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}