{"slug": "the-heavns-gods-glory-do-declare", "title": "The Heav'ns God's Glory Do Declare", "first_line": "The heav'ns God's glory do declare", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 19, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 19"], "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 19. 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 heav'ns God's glo -- ry do de -- clare, the skies his hand -- works preach: Day ut -- ters speech to day, and night to night doth knowl -- edge teach.", "prose": ["The heav'ns God's glory do declare,", "the skies his hand-works preach:", "Day utters speech to day, and night", "to night doth knowledge teach."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "There is no speech nor tongue to which their voice doth not ex -- tend: Their line is gone through all the earth, their words to the world's end.", "prose": ["There is no speech nor tongue to which", "their voice doth not extend:", "Their line is gone through all the earth,", "their words to the world's end."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "In them he set the sun a tent; Who, bride -- groom -- like, forth goes From's cham -- ber, as a strong man doth to run his race re -- joice.", "prose": ["In them he set the sun a tent;", "Who, bridegroom-like, forth goes", "From's chamber, as a strong man doth", "to run his race rejoice."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "From heav'n's end is his go -- ing forth, cir -- cling to th'end a -- gain; And there is noth -- ing from his heat that hid -- den doth re -- main.", "prose": ["From heav'n's end is his going forth,", "circling to th' end again;", "And there is nothing from his heat", "that hidden doth remain."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "God's law is per -- fect, and con -- verts the soul in sin that lies: God's tes -- ti -- mo -- ny is most sure, and makes the sim -- ple wise.", "prose": ["God's law is perfect, and converts", "the soul in sin that lies:", "God's testimony is most sure,", "and makes the simple wise."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "The stat -- utes of the Lord are right, and do re -- joice the heart: The Lord's com -- mand is pure, and doth light to the eyes im -- part.", "prose": ["The statutes of the Lord are right,", "and do rejoice the heart:", "The Lord's command is pure, and doth", "light to the eyes impart."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Un -- spott -- ed is the fear of God, and doth en -- dure for ev -- er: The judg -- ments of the Lord are true and right -- eous al -- to -- geth -- er.", "prose": ["Unspotted is the fear of God,", "and doth endure for ever:", "The judgments of the Lord are true", "and righteous altogether."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "They more than gold, yea, much fine gold, to be de -- sir -- ed are: Than hon -- ey, hon -- ey from the comb that dropp -- eth, sweet -- er far.", "prose": ["They more than gold, yea, much fine gold,", "to be desired are:", "Than honey, honey from the comb", "that droppeth, sweeter far."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "More -- o -- ver, they thy ser -- vant warn how he his life should frame: A great re -- ward pro -- vid -- ed is for them that keep the same.", "prose": ["Moreover, they thy servant warn", "how he his life should frame:", "A great reward provided is", "for them that keep the same."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Who can his er -- rors un -- der -- stand? O cleanse thou me with -- in From se -- cret faults. Thy ser -- vant keep from all pre -- sump -- tuous sin:", "prose": ["Who can his errors understand?", "O cleanse thou me within", "From secret faults. Thy servant keep", "from all presumptuous sin:"]}, "11": {"syllabified": "And do not suf -- fer them to have do -- min -- ion o -- ver me: Then right -- e -- ous and in -- no -- cent I from much sin shall be.", "prose": ["And do not suffer them to have", "dominion over me:", "Then righteous and innocent", "I from much sin shall be."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "The words which from my mouth pro -- ceed, the thoughts sent from my heart, Ac -- cept, O Lord, for thou my strength and my Re -- deem -- er art.", "prose": ["The words which from my mouth proceed,", "the thoughts sent from my heart,", "Accept, O Lord, for thou my strength", "and my Redeemer art."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}