{"slug": "the-king-in-thy-great-strength-o-lord", "title": "The King in Thy Great Strength, O Lord", "first_line": "The king in thy great strength, O Lord", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 21, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 21"], "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 21. 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 king in thy great strength, O Lord, shall ver -- y joy -- ful be: In thy sal -- va -- ti -- on re -- joice how veh' -- ment -- ly shall he!", "prose": ["The king in thy great strength, O Lord,", "shall very joyful be:", "In thy salvation rejoice", "how veh'mently shall he!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thou hast be -- stow -- ed up -- on him all that his heart would have; And thou from him didst not with -- hold what -- e'er his lips did crave.", "prose": ["Thou hast bestowed upon him", "all that his heart would have;", "And thou from him didst not withhold", "whate'er his lips did crave."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "For thou with bless -- ings him pre -- vent'st of good -- ness man -- i -- fold; And thou hast set up -- on his head a crown of pur -- est gold.", "prose": ["For thou with blessings him prevent'st", "of goodness manifold;", "And thou hast set upon his head", "a crown of purest gold."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "When he de -- sir -- ed life of thee, thou life to him didst give; Ev'n such a length of days, that he for ev -- er -- more should live.", "prose": ["When he desired life of thee,", "thou life to him didst give;", "Ev'n such a length of days, that he", "for evermore should live."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "In that sal -- va -- tion wrought by thee his glo -- ry is made great; Hon -- our and come -- ly maj -- es -- ty thou hast up -- on him set.", "prose": ["In that salvation wrought by thee", "his glory is made great;", "Honour and comely majesty", "thou hast upon him set."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause that thou for ev -- er -- more most bless -- ed hast him made; And thou hast with thy coun -- ten -- ance made him exce -- ed -- ing glad.", "prose": ["Because that thou for evermore", "most blessed hast him made;", "And thou hast with thy countenance", "made him exceeding glad."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause the king up -- on the Lord his con -- fi -- dence doth lay; And through the grace of the Most High shall not be moved a -- way.", "prose": ["Because the king upon the Lord", "his confidence doth lay;", "And through the grace of the Most High", "shall not be moved away."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Thine hand shall all those men find out that en -- 'mies are to thee; Ev'n thy right hand shall find out those of thee that hat -- ers be.", "prose": ["Thine hand shall all those men find out", "that en'mies are to thee;", "Ev'n thy right hand shall find out those", "of thee that haters be."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Like fie -- ry ov'n thou shalt them make, when kin -- dled is thine ire; God shall them swal -- low in his wrath, de -- vour them shall the fire.", "prose": ["Like fiery ov'n thou shalt them make,", "when kindled is thine ire;", "God shall them swallow in his wrath,", "devour them shall the fire."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Their fruit from earth thou shalt de -- stroy, their seed men from a -- mong: For they be -- yond their might 'gainst thee did plot mis -- chief and wrong.", "prose": ["Their fruit from earth thou shalt destroy,", "their seed men from among:", "For they beyond their might 'gainst thee", "did plot mischief and wrong."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Thou there -- fore shalt make them turn back, when thou thy shafts shalt place Up -- on thy strings, made read -- y all to fly a -- gainst their face.", "prose": ["Thou therefore shalt make them turn back,", "when thou thy shafts shalt place", "Upon thy strings, made ready all", "to fly against their face."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "In thy great pow'r and strength, O Lord, be thou ex -- al -- ted high; So shall we sing with joy -- ful hearts, thy pow -- er praise shall we.", "prose": ["In thy great pow'r and strength, O Lord,", "be thou exalted high;", "So shall we sing with joyful hearts,", "thy power praise shall we."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}