{"slug": "ye-righteous-in-the-lord-rejoice", "title": "Ye Righteous, in the Lord Rejoice", "first_line": "Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 33, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 33"], "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 33. 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": "Ye right -- eous, in the Lord re -- joice; it come -- ly is and right, That up -- right men, with thank -- ful voice, should praise the Lord of might.", "prose": ["Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice;", "it comely is and right,", "That upright men, with thankful voice,", "should praise the Lord of might."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Praise God with harp, and un -- to him sing with the psal -- ter -- y; Up -- on a ten -- stringed in -- stru -- ment make ye sweet mel -- o -- dy.", "prose": ["Praise God with harp, and unto him", "sing with the psaltery;", "Upon a ten-stringed instrument", "make ye sweet melody."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "A new song to him sing, and play with loud noise skil -- ful -- ly; For right is God's word, all his works are done in ver -- i -- ty.", "prose": ["A new song to him sing, and play", "with loud noise skilfully;", "For right is God's word, all his works", "are done in verity."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "To judg -- ment and to right -- eous -- ness a love he bear -- eth still; The lov -- ing -- kind -- ness of the Lord the earth through -- out doth fill.", "prose": ["To judgment and to righteousness", "a love he beareth still;", "The loving-kindness of the Lord", "the earth throughout doth fill."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The heav -- ens by the word of God did their be -- gin -- ning take; And by the breath -- ing of his mouth he all their hosts did make.", "prose": ["The heavens by the word of God", "did their beginning take;", "And by the breathing of his mouth", "he all their hosts did make."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "The wa -- ters of the seas he brings to -- geth -- er as an heap; And in store -- hous -- es, as it were, he lay -- eth up the deep.", "prose": ["The waters of the seas he brings", "together as an heap;", "And in storehouses, as it were,", "he layeth up the deep."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Let earth, and all that live there -- in, with rev -- 'rence fear the Lord; Let all the world's in -- hab -- i -- tants dread him with one ac -- cord.", "prose": ["Let earth, and all that live therein,", "with rev'rence fear the Lord;", "Let all the world's inhabitants", "dread him with one accord."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "For he did speak the word, and done it was with -- out de -- lay; Es -- tab -- lish -- ed it firm -- ly stood, what -- ev -- er he did say.", "prose": ["For he did speak the word, and done", "it was without delay;", "Established it firmly stood,", "whatever he did say."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "God doth the coun -- sel bring to nought which hea -- then folk do take; And what the peo -- ple do de -- vise of none ef -- fect doth make.", "prose": ["God doth the counsel bring to nought", "which heathen folk do take;", "And what the people do devise", "of none effect doth make."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "O but the coun -- sel of the Lord doth stand for ev -- er sure; And of his heart the pur -- pos -- es from age to age en -- dure.", "prose": ["O but the counsel of the Lord", "doth stand for ever sure;", "And of his heart the purposes", "from age to age endure."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "That na -- tion bless -- ed is, whose God JE -- HO -- VAH is, and those A bless -- ed peo -- ple are, whom for his her -- i -- tage he chose.", "prose": ["That nation blessed is, whose God", "JEHOVAH is, and those", "A blessed people are, whom for", "his heritage he chose."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "The Lord from heav'n sees and be -- holds all sons of men full well: He views all from his dwell -- ing -- place that in the earth do dwell.", "prose": ["The Lord from heav'n sees and beholds", "all sons of men full well:", "He views all from his dwelling-place", "that in the earth do dwell."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "He forms their hearts a -- like, and all their do -- ings he ob -- serves. Great hosts save not a king, much strength no might -- y man pre -- serves.", "prose": ["He forms their hearts alike, and all", "their doings he observes.", "Great hosts save not a king, much strength", "no mighty man preserves."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "An horse for pres -- er -- va -- ti -- on is a de -- ceit -- ful thing; And by the great -- ness of his strength can no de -- liv -- 'rance bring.", "prose": ["An horse for preservation", "is a deceitful thing;", "And by the greatness of his strength", "can no deliv'rance bring."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "Be -- hold, on those that do him fear the Lord doth set his eye; Ev'n those who on his mer -- cy do with con -- fi -- dence re -- ly.", "prose": ["Behold, on those that do him fear", "the Lord doth set his eye;", "Ev'n those who on his mercy do", "with confidence rely."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "From death to free their soul, in dearth life un -- to them to yield. Our soul doth wait up -- on the Lord; he is our help and shield.", "prose": ["From death to free their soul, in dearth", "life unto them to yield.", "Our soul doth wait upon the Lord;", "he is our help and shield."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Sith in his ho -- ly name we trust, our heart shall joy -- ful be. Lord, let thy mer -- cy be on us, as we do hope in thee.", "prose": ["Sith in his holy name we trust,", "our heart shall joyful be.", "Lord, let thy mercy be on us,", "as we do hope in thee."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}