{"slug": "to-render-thanks-unto-the-lord", "title": "To Render Thanks unto the Lord", "first_line": "To render thanks 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": 92, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 92"], "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 92. 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": "To ren -- der thanks un -- to the Lord it is a come -- ly thing, And to thy name, O thou Most High, due praise a -- loud to sing.", "prose": ["To render thanks unto the Lord", "it is a comely thing,", "And to thy name, O thou Most High,", "due praise aloud to sing."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thy lov -- ing -- kind -- ness to show forth when shines the morn -- ing light; And to de -- clare thy faith -- ful -- ness with plea -- sure ev -- 'ry night,", "prose": ["Thy loving-kindness to show forth", "when shines the morning light;", "And to declare thy faithfulness", "with pleasure ev'ry night,"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "On a ten -- string -- ed in -- stru -- ment, up -- on the psal -- ter -- y, And on the harp with sol -- emn sound, and grave sweet mel -- o -- dy.", "prose": ["On a ten-stringed instrument,", "upon the psaltery,", "And on the harp with solemn sound,", "and grave sweet melody."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For thou, Lord, by thy might -- y works hast made my heart right glad; And I will tri -- umph in the works which by thine hands were made.", "prose": ["For thou, Lord, by thy mighty works", "hast made my heart right glad;", "And I will triumph in the works", "which by thine hands were made."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "How great, Lord, are thy works! each thought of thine a deep it is: A brut -- ish man it know -- eth not; fools un -- der -- stand not this.", "prose": ["How great, Lord, are thy works! each thought", "of thine a deep it is:", "A brutish man it knoweth not;", "fools understand not this."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "When those that lewd and wick -- ed are spring quick -- ly up like grass, And wor -- kers of in -- iq -- ui -- ty do flour -- ish all a -- pace;", "prose": ["When those that lewd and wicked are", "spring quickly up like grass,", "And workers of iniquity", "do flourish all apace;"]}, "7": {"syllabified": "It is that they for ev -- er may de -- stroy -- ed be and slain: But thou, O Lord, art the Most High, for ev -- er to re -- main.", "prose": ["It is that they for ever may", "destroyed be and slain:", "But thou, O Lord, art the Most High,", "for ever to remain."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "For, lo, thine en -- e -- mies, O Lord, thine en -- 'mies per -- ish shall; The wor -- kers of in -- iq -- ui -- ty shall be dis -- pers -- ed all.", "prose": ["For, lo, thine enemies, O Lord,", "thine en'mies perish shall;", "The workers of iniquity", "shall be dispersed all."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "But thou shalt, like un -- to the horn of th'u -- ni -- corn, ex -- alt My horn on high: thou with fresh oil a -- noint me al -- so shalt.", "prose": ["But thou shalt, like unto the horn", "of th' unicorn, exalt", "My horn on high: thou with fresh oil", "anoint me also shalt."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Mine eyes shall al -- so my de -- sire see on mine en -- e -- mies; Mine ears shall of the wick -- ed hear that do a -- gainst me rise.", "prose": ["Mine eyes shall also my desire", "see on mine enemies;", "Mine ears shall of the wicked hear", "that do against me rise."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "But like the palm -- tree flour -- ish -- ing shall be the right -- eous one; He shall like to the ce -- dar grow that is in Leb -- a -- non.", "prose": ["But like the palm-tree flourishing", "shall be the righteous one;", "He shall like to the cedar grow", "that is in Lebanon."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Those that with -- in the house of God are plant -- ed by his grace, They shall grow up, and flour -- ish all in our God's ho -- ly place.", "prose": ["Those that within the house of God", "are planted by his grace,", "They shall grow up, and flourish all", "in our God's holy place."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "And in old age, when oth -- ers fade, they fruit still forth shall bring; They shall be fat, and full of sap, and aye be flour -- ish -- ing;", "prose": ["And in old age, when others fade,", "they fruit still forth shall bring;", "They shall be fat, and full of sap,", "and aye be flourishing;"]}, "14": {"syllabified": "To show that up -- right is the Lord: he is a rock to me; And he from all un -- righ -- teous -- ness is al -- to -- geth -- er free.", "prose": ["To show that upright is the Lord:", "he is a rock to me;", "And he from all unrighteousness", "is altogether free."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}