{"slug": "hear-this-all-people-and-give-ear", "title": "Hear This, All People, and Give Ear", "first_line": "Hear this, all people, and give ear", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 49, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 49"], "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 49. 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": "Hear this, all peo -- ple, and give ear, all in the world that dwell; Both low and high, both rich and poor. My mouth shall wis -- dom tell;", "prose": ["Hear this, all people, and give ear,", "all in the world that dwell;", "Both low and high, both rich and poor.", "My mouth shall wisdom tell;"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "My heart shall knowl -- edge med -- i -- tate. I will in -- cline mine ear To par -- a -- bles, and on the harp my say -- ings dark de -- clare.", "prose": ["My heart shall knowledge meditate.", "I will incline mine ear", "To parables, and on the harp", "my sayings dark declare."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "A -- midst those days that e -- vil be, why should I, fear -- ing, doubt? When of my heels th'in -- iq -- ui -- ty shall com -- pass me a -- bout.", "prose": ["Amidst those days that evil be,", "why should I, fearing, doubt?", "When of my heels th' iniquity", "shall compass me about."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Who -- e'er they be that in their wealth their con -- fi -- dence do pitch, And boast them -- selves, be -- cause they are be -- come exce -- ed -- ing rich:", "prose": ["Whoe'er they be that in their wealth", "their confidence do pitch,", "And boast themselves, because they are", "become exceeding rich:"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Yet none of these his broth -- er can re -- deem by an -- y way; Nor can he un -- to God for him suf -- fi -- cient ran -- som pay,", "prose": ["Yet none of these his brother can", "redeem by any way;", "Nor can he unto God for him", "sufficient ransom pay,"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "(Their soul's re -- demp -- tion pre -- cious is, and it can nev -- er be,) That still he should for ev -- er live, and not cor -- rup -- tion see.", "prose": ["(Their soul's redemption precious is,", "and it can never be,)", "That still he should for ever live,", "and not corruption see."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "For why? he seeth that wise men die, and brut -- ish fools al -- so Do per -- ish; and their wealth, when dead, to oth -- ers they let go.", "prose": ["For why? he seeth that wise men die,", "and brutish fools also", "Do perish; and their wealth, when dead,", "to others they let go."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Their in -- ward thought is, that their house and dwell -- ing -- plac -- es shall Stand through all ag -- es; they their lands by their own names do call.", "prose": ["Their inward thought is, that their house", "and dwelling-places shall", "Stand through all ages; they their lands", "by their own names do call."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "But yet in hon -- our shall not man a -- bide con -- tin -- ual -- ly; But pass -- ing hence, may be com -- pared un -- to the beasts that die.", "prose": ["But yet in honour shall not man", "abide continually;", "But passing hence, may be compared", "unto the beasts that die."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Thus brut -- ish fol -- ly plain -- ly is their wis -- dom and their way; Yet their pos -- ter -- i -- ty ap -- prove what they do fond -- ly say.", "prose": ["Thus brutish folly plainly is", "their wisdom and their way;", "Yet their posterity approve", "what they do fondly say."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Like sheep they in the grave are laid, and death shall them de -- vour; And in the morn -- ing up -- right men shall o -- ver them have power:", "prose": ["Like sheep they in the grave are laid,", "and death shall them devour;", "And in the morning upright men", "shall over them have power:"]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Their beau -- ty from their dwell -- ing shall con -- sume with -- in the grave. But from hell's hand God will me free, for he shall me re -- ceive.", "prose": ["Their beauty from their dwelling shall", "consume within the grave.", "But from hell's hand God will me free,", "for he shall me receive."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Be thou not then a -- fraid when one en -- rich -- ed thou dost see, Nor when the glo -- ry of his house ad -- vanc -- ed is on high:", "prose": ["Be thou not then afraid when one", "enriched thou dost see,", "Nor when the glory of his house", "advanced is on high:"]}, "14": {"syllabified": "For he shall ca -- rry noth -- ing hence when death his days doth end; Nor shall his glo -- ry af -- ter him in -- to the grave de -- scend.", "prose": ["For he shall carry nothing hence", "when death his days doth end;", "Nor shall his glory after him", "into the grave descend."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "Al -- though he his own soul did bless whilst he on earth did live; (And when thou to thy -- self dost well, men will thee prais -- es give;)", "prose": ["Although he his own soul did bless", "whilst he on earth did live;", "(And when thou to thyself dost well,", "men will thee praises give;)"]}, "16": {"syllabified": "He to his fa -- thers' race shall go, they nev -- er shall see light. Man hon -- oured want -- ing knowl -- edge is like beasts that per -- ish quite.", "prose": ["He to his fathers' race shall go,", "they never shall see light.", "Man honoured wanting knowledge is", "like beasts that perish quite."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}