{"slug": "blessed-is-he-that-wisely-doth", "title": "Blessed Is He That Wisely Doth", "first_line": "Blessed is he that wisely doth", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 41, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 41"], "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 41. 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": "Bless -- ed is he that wise -- ly doth the poor man's case con -- sid -- er; For when the time of trou -- ble is, the Lord will him de -- liv -- er.", "prose": ["Blessed is he that wisely doth", "the poor man's case consider;", "For when the time of trouble is,", "the Lord will him deliver."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "God will him keep, yea, save a -- live; on earth he blessed shall live; And to his en -- e -- mies' de -- sire thou wilt him not up give.", "prose": ["God will him keep, yea, save alive;", "on earth he blessed shall live;", "And to his enemies' desire", "thou wilt him not up give."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "God will give strength when he on bed of lan -- guish -- ing doth mourn; And in his sick -- ness sore, O Lord, thou all his bed wilt turn.", "prose": ["God will give strength when he on bed", "of languishing doth mourn;", "And in his sickness sore, O Lord,", "thou all his bed wilt turn."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "I said, O Lord, do thou ex -- tend thy mer -- cy un -- to me; O do thou heal my soul; for why? I have of -- fend -- ed thee.", "prose": ["I said, O Lord, do thou extend", "thy mercy unto me;", "O do thou heal my soul; for why?", "I have offended thee."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Those that to me are en -- e -- mies, of me do e -- vil say, When shall he die, that so his name may per -- ish quite a -- way?", "prose": ["Those that to me are enemies,", "of me do evil say,", "When shall he die, that so his name", "may perish quite away?"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "To see me if he comes, he speaks vain words: but then his heart Heaps mis -- chief to it, which he tells, when forth he doth de -- part.", "prose": ["To see me if he comes, he speaks", "vain words: but then his heart", "Heaps mischief to it, which he tells,", "when forth he doth depart."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "My hat -- ers joint -- ly whis -- per -- ing, 'gainst me my hurt de -- vise. Mis -- chief, say they, cleaves fast to him; he lieth, and shall not rise.", "prose": ["My haters jointly whispering,", "'gainst me my hurt devise.", "Mischief, say they, cleaves fast to him;", "he lieth, and shall not rise."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Yea, ev'n mine own fa -- mil -- iar friend, on whom I did re -- ly, Who ate my bread, ev'n he his heel a -- gainst me lift -- ed high.", "prose": ["Yea, ev'n mine own familiar friend,", "on whom I did rely,", "Who ate my bread, ev'n he his heel", "against me lifted high."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "But, Lord, be mer -- ci -- ful to me, and up a -- gain me raise, That I may just -- ly them re -- quite ac -- cord -- ing to their ways.", "prose": ["But, Lord, be merciful to me,", "and up again me raise,", "That I may justly them requite", "according to their ways."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "By this I know that cer -- tain -- ly I fa -- voured am by thee; Be -- cause my hate -- ful en -- e -- my tri -- umphs not o -- ver me.", "prose": ["By this I know that certainly", "I favoured am by thee;", "Because my hateful enemy", "triumphs not over me."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "But as for me, thou me up -- hold'st in mine in -- teg -- ri -- ty; And me be -- fore thy coun -- ten -- ance thou sett'st con -- tin -- ual -- ly.", "prose": ["But as for me, thou me uphold'st", "in mine integrity;", "And me before thy countenance", "thou sett'st continually."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "The Lord, the God of I -- sra -- el, be blessed for ev -- er then, From age to age e -- ter -- nal -- ly. A -- men, yea, and a -- men.", "prose": ["The Lord, the God of Israel,", "be blessed for ever then,", "From age to age eternally.", "Amen, yea, and amen."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}