{"slug": "for-evildoers-fret-thou-not", "title": "For Evildoers Fret Thou Not", "first_line": "For evildoers fret thou not", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 37, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 37"], "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 37. 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": "For e -- vil -- do -- ers fret thou not thy -- self un -- qui -- et -- ly; Nor do thou en -- vy bear to those that work in -- iq -- ui -- ty.", "prose": ["For evildoers fret thou not", "thyself unquietly;", "Nor do thou envy bear to those", "that work iniquity."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "For, e -- ven like un -- to the grass, soon be cut down shall they; And, like the green and ten -- der herb, they with -- er shall a -- way.", "prose": ["For, even like unto the grass,", "soon be cut down shall they;", "And, like the green and tender herb,", "they wither shall away."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Set thou thy trust up -- on the Lord, and be thou do -- ing good; And so thou in the land shalt dwell, and ver -- i -- ly have food.", "prose": ["Set thou thy trust upon the Lord,", "and be thou doing good;", "And so thou in the land shalt dwell,", "and verily have food."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "De -- light thy -- self in God; he'll give thine heart's de -- sire to thee. Thy way to God com -- mit, him trust, it bring to pass shall he.", "prose": ["Delight thyself in God; he'll give", "thine heart's desire to thee.", "Thy way to God commit, him trust,", "it bring to pass shall he."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "And, like un -- to the light, he shall thy right -- eous -- ness dis -- play; And he thy judg -- ment shall bring forth like noon -- tide of the day.", "prose": ["And, like unto the light, he shall", "thy righteousness display;", "And he thy judgment shall bring forth", "like noon-tide of the day."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Rest in the Lord, and pa -- tient -- ly wait for him: do not fret For him who, pros -- p'ring in his way, suc -- cess in sin doth get.", "prose": ["Rest in the Lord, and patiently", "wait for him: do not fret", "For him who, prosp'ring in his way,", "success in sin doth get."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Do thou from an -- ger cease, and wrath see thou for -- sake al -- so: Fret not thy -- self in an -- y wise, that e -- vil thou should'st do.", "prose": ["Do thou from anger cease, and wrath", "see thou forsake also:", "Fret not thyself in any wise,", "that evil thou should'st do."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "For those that e -- vil -- do -- ers are shall be cut off and fall: But those that wait up -- on the Lord the earth in -- her -- it shall.", "prose": ["For those that evildoers are", "shall be cut off and fall:", "But those that wait upon the Lord", "the earth inherit shall."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "For yet a lit -- tle while, and then the wick -- ed shall not be; His place thou shalt con -- sid -- er well, but it thou shalt not see.", "prose": ["For yet a little while, and then", "the wicked shall not be;", "His place thou shalt consider well,", "but it thou shalt not see."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "But by in -- her -- i -- tance the earth the meek ones shall pos -- sess: They al -- so shall de -- light them -- selves in an a -- bun -- dant peace.", "prose": ["But by inheritance the earth", "the meek ones shall possess:", "They also shall delight themselves", "in an abundant peace."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "The wick -- ed plots a -- gainst the just, and at him whets his teeth: The Lord shall laugh at him, be -- cause his day he com -- ing seeth.", "prose": ["The wicked plots against the just,", "and at him whets his teeth:", "The Lord shall laugh at him, because", "his day he coming seeth."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "The wick -- ed have drawn out the sword, and bent their bow, to slay The poor and need -- y, and to kill men of an up -- right way.", "prose": ["The wicked have drawn out the sword,", "and bent their bow, to slay", "The poor and needy, and to kill", "men of an upright way."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "But their own sword, which they have drawn, shall en -- ter their own heart: Their bows which they have bent shall break, and in -- to piec -- es part.", "prose": ["But their own sword, which they have drawn,", "shall enter their own heart:", "Their bows which they have bent shall break,", "and into pieces part."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "A lit -- tle that a just man hath is more and bet -- ter far Than is the wealth of man -- y such as lewd and wick -- ed are.", "prose": ["A little that a just man hath", "is more and better far", "Than is the wealth of many such", "as lewd and wicked are."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "For sin -- ners' arms shall bro -- ken be; but God the just sus -- tains. God knows the just man's days, and still their her -- i -- tage re -- mains.", "prose": ["For sinners' arms shall broken be;", "but God the just sustains.", "God knows the just man's days, and still", "their heritage remains."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "They shall not be a -- shamed when they the e -- vil time do see; And when the days of fam -- ine are, they sat -- is -- fied shall be.", "prose": ["They shall not be ashamed when they", "the evil time do see;", "And when the days of famine are,", "they satisfied shall be."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "But wick -- ed men, and foes of God, as fat of lambs, de -- cay; They shall con -- sume, yea, in -- to smoke they shall con -- sume a -- way.", "prose": ["But wicked men, and foes of God,", "as fat of lambs, decay;", "They shall consume, yea, into smoke", "they shall consume away."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "The wick -- ed bor -- rows, but the same a -- gain he doth not pay; Where -- as the right -- eous mer -- cy shows, and gives his own a -- way.", "prose": ["The wicked borrows, but the same", "again he doth not pay;", "Whereas the righteous mercy shows,", "and gives his own away."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "For such as bless -- ed be of him the earth in -- her -- it shall; And they that curs -- ed are of him shall be de -- stroy -- ed all.", "prose": ["For such as blessed be of him", "the earth inherit shall;", "And they that cursed are of him", "shall be destroyed all."]}, "20": {"syllabified": "A good man's foot -- steps by the Lord are or -- der -- ed a -- right; And in the way where -- in he walks he great -- ly doth de -- light.", "prose": ["A good man's footsteps by the Lord", "are ordered aright;", "And in the way wherein he walks", "he greatly doth delight."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "Al -- though he fall, yet shall he not be cast down ut -- ter -- ly, Be -- cause the Lord with his own hand u -- pholds him might -- i -- ly.", "prose": ["Although he fall, yet shall he not", "be cast down utterly,", "Because the Lord with his own hand", "upholds him mightily."]}, "22": {"syllabified": "I have been young, and now am old, yet have I nev -- er seen The just man left, nor that his seed for bread have beg -- gars been.", "prose": ["I have been young, and now am old,", "yet have I never seen", "The just man left, nor that his seed", "for bread have beggars been."]}, "23": {"syllabified": "He's ev -- er mer -- ci -- ful, and lends: his seed is blessed there -- fore. De -- part from e -- vil, and do good, and dwell for ev -- er -- more.", "prose": ["He's ever merciful, and lends:", "his seed is blessed therefore.", "Depart from evil, and do good,", "and dwell for evermore."]}, "24": {"syllabified": "For God loves judg -- ment, and his saints leaves not in an -- y case; They are kept ev -- er; but cut off shall be the sin -- ner's face.", "prose": ["For God loves judgment, and his saints", "leaves not in any case;", "They are kept ever; but cut off", "shall be the sinner's face."]}, "25": {"syllabified": "The just in -- her -- it shall the land, and ev -- er in it dwell: The just man's mouth doth wis -- dom speak; his tongue doth judg -- ment tell.", "prose": ["The just inherit shall the land,", "and ever in it dwell:", "The just man's mouth doth wisdom speak;", "his tongue doth judgment tell."]}, "26": {"syllabified": "In's heart the law is of his God, his steps slide not a -- way. The wick -- ed man doth watch the just, and seek -- eth him to slay.", "prose": ["In 's heart the law is of his God,", "his steps slide not away.", "The wicked man doth watch the just,", "and seeketh him to slay."]}, "27": {"syllabified": "Yet him the Lord will not for -- sake, nor leave him in his hands: The right -- eous will he not con -- demn, when he in judg -- ment stands.", "prose": ["Yet him the Lord will not forsake,", "nor leave him in his hands:", "The righteous will he not condemn,", "when he in judgment stands."]}, "28": {"syllabified": "Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and thee ex -- alt shall he Th'earth to in -- her -- it; when cut off the wick -- ed thou shalt see.", "prose": ["Wait on the Lord, and keep his way,", "and thee exalt shall he", "Th' earth to inherit; when cut off", "the wicked thou shalt see."]}, "29": {"syllabified": "I saw the wick -- ed great in power, spread like a green bay -- tree: He passed, yea, was not; him I sought, but found he could not be.", "prose": ["I saw the wicked great in power,", "spread like a green bay-tree:", "He passed, yea, was not; him I sought,", "but found he could not be."]}, "30": {"syllabified": "Mark thou the per -- fect, and be -- hold the man of up -- right -- ness, Be -- cause that sure -- ly of this man the lat -- ter end is peace.", "prose": ["Mark thou the perfect, and behold", "the man of uprightness,", "Because that surely of this man", "the latter end is peace."]}, "31": {"syllabified": "But those men that trans -- gres -- sors are shall be de -- stroyed to -- geth -- er; The lat -- ter end of wick -- ed men shall be cut off for ev -- er.", "prose": ["But those men that transgressors are", "shall be destroyed together;", "The latter end of wicked men", "shall be cut off for ever."]}, "32": {"syllabified": "But the sal -- va -- tion of the just is from the Lord a -- bove; He in the time of their dis -- tress their stay and strength doth prove.", "prose": ["But the salvation of the just", "is from the Lord above;", "He in the time of their distress", "their stay and strength doth prove."]}, "33": {"syllabified": "The Lord shall help, and them de -- liv -- er: he shall them free and save From wick -- ed men, be -- cause in him their con -- fi -- dence they have.", "prose": ["The Lord shall help, and them deliver:", "he shall them free and save", "From wicked men, because in him", "their confidence they have."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}