{"slug": "the-earth-belongs-unto-the-lord", "title": "The Earth Belongs unto the Lord", "first_line": "The earth belongs unto the Lord", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 24, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 24"], "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 24. 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": "The earth be -- longs un -- to the Lord, and all that it con -- tains; The world that is in -- hab -- it -- ed, and all that there re -- mains.", "prose": ["The earth belongs unto the Lord,", "and all that it contains;", "The world that is inhabited,", "and all that there remains."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "For the foun -- da -- ti -- ons there -- of he on the seas did lay, And he hath it es -- tab -- lish -- ed up -- on the floods to stay.", "prose": ["For the foundations thereof", "he on the seas did lay,", "And he hath it established", "upon the floods to stay."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Who is the man that shall as -- cend in -- to the hill of God? Or who with -- in his ho -- ly place shall have a firm a -- bode?", "prose": ["Who is the man that shall ascend", "into the hill of God?", "Or who within his holy place", "shall have a firm abode?"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Whose hands are clean, whose heart is pure, and un -- to van -- i -- ty Who hath not lift -- ed up his soul, nor sworn de -- ceit -- ful -- ly.", "prose": ["Whose hands are clean, whose heart is pure,", "and unto vanity", "Who hath not lifted up his soul,", "nor sworn deceitfully."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "He from th'E -- ter -- nal shall re -- ceive the bless -- ing him up -- on, And right -- eous -- ness, ev'n from the God of his sal -- va -- ti -- on.", "prose": ["He from th' Eternal shall receive", "the blessing him upon,", "And righteousness, ev'n from the God", "of his salvation."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "This is the gen -- er -- a -- ti -- on that af -- ter him en -- quire, O Ja -- cob, who do seek thy face with their whole heart's de -- sire.", "prose": ["This is the generation", "that after him enquire,", "O Jacob, who do seek thy face", "with their whole heart's desire."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Ye gates, lift up your heads on high; ye doors that last for aye, Be lift -- ed up, that so the King of glo -- ry en -- ter may.", "prose": ["Ye gates, lift up your heads on high;", "ye doors that last for aye,", "Be lifted up, that so the King", "of glory enter may."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "But who of glo -- ry is the King? The might -- y Lord is this; Ev'n that same Lord, that great in might and strong in ba -- ttle is.", "prose": ["But who of glory is the King?", "The mighty Lord is this;", "Ev'n that same Lord, that great in might", "and strong in battle is."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Ye gates, lift up your heads; ye doors, doors that do last for aye, Be lift -- ed up, that so the King of glo -- ry en -- ter may.", "prose": ["Ye gates, lift up your heads; ye doors,", "doors that do last for aye,", "Be lifted up, that so the King", "of glory enter may."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "But who is he that is the King of glo -- ry? who is this? The Lord of hosts, and none but he, the King of glo -- ry is.", "prose": ["But who is he that is the King", "of glory? who is this?", "The Lord of hosts, and none but he,", "the King of glory is."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}