{"slug": "blessed-is-each-one-that-fears-the-lord", "title": "Blessed Is Each One That Fears the Lord", "first_line": "Blessed is each one that fears the Lord", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 128, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 128"], "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 128. 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": "Blessed is each one that fears the Lord, and walk -- eth in his ways; For of thy la -- bour thou shall eat, and hap -- py be al -- ways.", "prose": ["Blessed is each one that fears the Lord,", "and walketh in his ways;", "For of thy labour thou shall eat,", "and happy be always."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thy wife shall as a fruit -- ful vine by thy house' sides be found: Thy chil -- dren like to ol -- ive -- plants a -- bout thy ta -- ble round.", "prose": ["Thy wife shall as a fruitful vine", "by thy house' sides be found:", "Thy children like to olive-plants", "about thy table round."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Be -- hold, the man that fears the Lord, thus bless -- ed shall he be. The Lord shall out of Zi -- on give his bless -- ing un -- to thee:", "prose": ["Behold, the man that fears the Lord,", "thus blessed shall he be.", "The Lord shall out of Zion give", "his blessing unto thee:"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Thou shalt Je -- ru -- s'lem's good be -- hold whilst thou on earth dost dwell. Thou shalt thy chil -- dren's chil -- dren see, and peace on I -- sra -- el.", "prose": ["Thou shalt Jerus'lem's good behold", "whilst thou on earth dost dwell.", "Thou shalt thy children's children see,", "and peace on Israel."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}