{"slug": "the-mighty-god-the-lord-hath-spoke", "title": "The Mighty God, the Lord, Hath Spoke (Second Version)", "first_line": "The mighty God, the Lord, hath spoke", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 50, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 50"], "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 50 (second version). 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 might -- y God, the Lord, hath spoke, and called the earth up -- on, Ev'n from the ris -- ing of the sun un -- to his go -- ing down.", "prose": ["The mighty God, the Lord, hath spoke,", "and called the earth upon,", "Ev'n from the rising of the sun", "unto his going down."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "From out of Zi -- on, his own hill, where the per -- fec -- tion high Of beau -- ty is, from thence the Lord hath shin -- ed glo -- rious -- ly.", "prose": ["From out of Zion, his own hill,", "where the perfection high", "Of beauty is, from thence the Lord", "hath shined gloriously."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Our God shall come, and shall no more be si -- lent, but speak out: Be -- fore him fire shall waste, great storms shall com -- pass him a -- bout.", "prose": ["Our God shall come, and shall no more", "be silent, but speak out:", "Before him fire shall waste, great storms", "shall compass him about."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "He to the heav -- ens from a -- bove, and to the earth be -- low, Shall call, that he his judg -- ments may be -- fore his peo -- ple show.", "prose": ["He to the heavens from above,", "and to the earth below,", "Shall call, that he his judgments may", "before his people show."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Let all my saints to -- geth -- er be un -- to me gath -- er -- ed; Those that by sac -- ri -- fice with me a cov -- e -- nant have made.", "prose": ["Let all my saints together be", "unto me gathered;", "Those that by sacrifice with me", "a covenant have made."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "And then the heav -- ens shall de -- clare his right -- eous -- ness a -- broad: Be -- cause the Lord him -- self doth come; none else is judge but God.", "prose": ["And then the heavens shall declare", "his righteousness abroad:", "Because the Lord himself doth come;", "none else is judge but God."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Hear, O my peo -- ple, and I'll speak; O I -- sra -- el by name, A -- gainst thee I will tes -- ti -- fy; God, ev'n thy God, I am.", "prose": ["Hear, O my people, and I'll speak;", "O Israel by name,", "Against thee I will testify;", "God, ev'n thy God, I am."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "I for thy sac -- ri -- fic -- es few re -- prove thee nev -- er will, Nor for burnt -- of -- f'rings to have been be -- fore me off -- ered still.", "prose": ["I for thy sacrifices few", "reprove thee never will,", "Nor for burnt-off'rings to have been", "before me offered still."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "I'll take no bul -- lock nor he -- goats from house nor folds of thine: For beasts of for -- est, cat -- tle all on thou -- sand hills, are mine.", "prose": ["I'll take no bullock nor he-goats", "from house nor folds of thine:", "For beasts of forest, cattle all", "on thousand hills, are mine."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "The fowls are all to me well known that moun -- tains high do yield; And I do chal -- lenge as mine own the wild beasts of the field.", "prose": ["The fowls are all to me well known", "that mountains high do yield;", "And I do challenge as mine own", "the wild beasts of the field."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "If I were hun -- gry, I would not to thee for need com -- plain; For earth, and all its ful -- ness, doth to me of right per -- tain.", "prose": ["If I were hungry, I would not", "to thee for need complain;", "For earth, and all its fulness, doth", "to me of right pertain."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "That I to eat the flesh of bulls take plea -- sure dost thou think? Or that I need, to quench my thirst, the blood of goats to drink?", "prose": ["That I to eat the flesh of bulls", "take pleasure dost thou think?", "Or that I need, to quench my thirst,", "the blood of goats to drink?"]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Nay, rath -- er un -- to me, thy God, thanks -- giv -- ing of -- fer thou: To the Most High per -- form thy word, and ful -- ly pay thy vow:", "prose": ["Nay, rather unto me, thy God,", "thanksgiving offer thou:", "To the Most High perform thy word,", "and fully pay thy vow:"]}, "14": {"syllabified": "And in the day of trou -- ble great see that thou call on me; I will de -- liv -- er thee, and thou my name shalt glo -- ri -- fy.", "prose": ["And in the day of trouble great", "see that thou call on me;", "I will deliver thee, and thou", "my name shalt glorify."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "But God un -- to the wick -- ed saith, Why should'st thou men -- tion make Of my com -- mands? how dar'st thou in thy mouth my cov -- 'nant take?", "prose": ["But God unto the wicked saith,", "Why should'st thou mention make", "Of my commands? how dar'st thou in", "thy mouth my cov'nant take?"]}, "16": {"syllabified": "Sith it is so that thou dost hate all good in -- struc -- ti -- on; And sith thou cast'st be -- hind thy back, and slight'st my words each one.", "prose": ["Sith it is so that thou dost hate", "all good instruction;", "And sith thou cast'st behind thy back,", "and slight'st my words each one."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "When thou a thief didst see, then straight thou join'dst with him in sin, And with the vile a -- dul -- ter -- ers thou hast par -- tak -- er been.", "prose": ["When thou a thief didst see, then straight", "thou join'dst with him in sin,", "And with the vile adulterers", "thou hast partaker been."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "Thy mouth to e -- vil thou dost give, thy tongue de -- ceit doth frame. Thou sitt'st, and 'gainst thy broth -- er speak'st, thy moth -- er's son to shame.", "prose": ["Thy mouth to evil thou dost give,", "thy tongue deceit doth frame.", "Thou sitt'st, and 'gainst thy brother speak'st,", "thy mother's son to shame."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "These things thou wick -- ed -- ly hast done, and I have si -- lent been: Thou thought'st that I was like thy -- self, and did ap -- prove thy sin:", "prose": ["These things thou wickedly hast done,", "and I have silent been:", "Thou thought'st that I was like thyself,", "and did approve thy sin:"]}, "20": {"syllabified": "But I will sharp -- ly thee re -- prove, and I will or -- der right Thy sins and thy trans -- gres -- si -- ons in pres -- ence of thy sight.", "prose": ["But I will sharply thee reprove,", "and I will order right", "Thy sins and thy transgressions", "in presence of thy sight."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "Con -- sid -- er this, and be a -- fraid, ye that for -- get the Lord, Lest I in piec -- es tear you all, when none can help af -- ford.", "prose": ["Consider this, and be afraid,", "ye that forget the Lord,", "Lest I in pieces tear you all,", "when none can help afford."]}, "22": {"syllabified": "Who of -- f'reth praise me glo -- ri -- fies: I will show God's sal -- va -- tion To him that or -- der -- eth a -- right his life and con -- ver -- sa -- tion.", "prose": ["Who off'reth praise me glorifies:", "I will show God's salvation", "To him that ordereth aright", "his life and conversation."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}