{"slug": "my-heart-brings-forth-a-goodly-thing", "title": "My Heart Brings Forth a Goodly Thing", "first_line": "My heart brings forth a goodly thing", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 45, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 45"], "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 45. 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": "My heart brings forth a good -- ly thing; my words that I in -- dite Con -- cern the King: my tongue's a pen of one that swift doth write.", "prose": ["My heart brings forth a goodly thing;", "my words that I indite", "Concern the King: my tongue's a pen", "of one that swift doth write."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thou fair -- er art than sons of men: in -- to thy lips is store Of grace in -- fused; God there -- fore thee hath blessed for ev -- er -- more.", "prose": ["Thou fairer art than sons of men:", "into thy lips is store", "Of grace infused; God therefore thee", "hath blessed for evermore."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O thou that art the might -- y One, thy sword gird on thy thigh; Ev'n with thy glo -- ry ex -- cel -- lent, and with thy maj -- es -- ty.", "prose": ["O thou that art the mighty One,", "thy sword gird on thy thigh;", "Ev'n with thy glory excellent,", "and with thy majesty."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For meek -- ness, truth, and right -- eous -- ness, in state ride pros -- p'rous -- ly; And thy right hand shall thee in -- struct in things that fear -- ful be.", "prose": ["For meekness, truth, and righteousness,", "in state ride prosp'rously;", "And thy right hand shall thee instruct", "in things that fearful be."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Thine ar -- rows sharp -- ly pierce the heart of th'en -- 'mies of the King; And un -- der thy sub -- jec -- ti -- on the peo -- ple down do bring.", "prose": ["Thine arrows sharply pierce the heart", "of th' en'mies of the King;", "And under thy subjection", "the people down do bring."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "For ev -- er and for ev -- er is, O God, thy throne of might; The scep -- tre of thy king -- dom is a scep -- tre that is right.", "prose": ["For ever and for ever is,", "O God, thy throne of might;", "The sceptre of thy kingdom is", "a sceptre that is right."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Thou lov -- est right, and hat -- est ill; for God, thy God, most high, A -- bove thy fel -- lows hath with th'oil of joy a -- noint -- ed thee.", "prose": ["Thou lovest right, and hatest ill;", "for God, thy God, most high,", "Above thy fellows hath with th' oil", "of joy anointed thee."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Of al -- o -- es, myrrh, and cas -- sia, a smell thy gar -- ments had, Out of the iv' -- ry pal -- ac -- es, where -- by they made thee glad.", "prose": ["Of aloes, myrrh, and cassia,", "a smell thy garments had,", "Out of the iv'ry palaces,", "whereby they made thee glad."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "A -- mong thy wom -- en hon -- 'ra -- ble kings' daugh -- ters were at hand: Up -- on thy right hand did the queen in gold of O -- phir stand.", "prose": ["Among thy women hon'rable", "kings' daughters were at hand:", "Upon thy right hand did the queen", "in gold of Ophir stand."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "O daugh -- ter, hear -- ken and re -- gard, and do thine ear in -- cline; Like -- wise for -- get thy fa -- ther's house, and peo -- ple that are thine.", "prose": ["O daughter, hearken and regard,", "and do thine ear incline;", "Likewise forget thy father's house,", "and people that are thine."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Then of the King de -- sired shall be thy beau -- ty veh' -- ment -- ly: Be -- cause he is thy Lord, do thou him wor -- ship rev -- 'rent -- ly.", "prose": ["Then of the King desired shall be", "thy beauty veh'mently:", "Because he is thy Lord, do thou", "him worship rev'rently."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "The daugh -- ter there of Tyre shall be with gifts and of -- f'rings great: Those of the peo -- ple that are rich thy fa -- vour shall en -- treat.", "prose": ["The daughter there of Tyre shall be", "with gifts and off'rings great:", "Those of the people that are rich", "thy favour shall entreat."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Be -- hold, the daugh -- ter of the King all glo -- rious is with -- in; And with em -- broi -- der -- ies of gold her gar -- ments wrought have been.", "prose": ["Behold, the daughter of the King", "all glorious is within;", "And with embroideries of gold", "her garments wrought have been."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "She shall be brought un -- to the King in robes with need -- le wrought; Her fel -- low -- vir -- gins fol -- low -- ing shall un -- to thee be brought.", "prose": ["She shall be brought unto the King", "in robes with needle wrought;", "Her fellow-virgins following", "shall unto thee be brought."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "They shall be brought with glad -- ness great, and mirth on ev -- 'ry side, In -- to the pal -- ace of the King, and there they shall a -- bide.", "prose": ["They shall be brought with gladness great,", "and mirth on ev'ry side,", "Into the palace of the King,", "and there they shall abide."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "In -- stead of those thy fa -- thers dear, thy chil -- dren thou may'st take, And in all plac -- es of the earth them no -- ble prin -- ces make.", "prose": ["Instead of those thy fathers dear,", "thy children thou may'st take,", "And in all places of the earth", "them noble princes make."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Thy name re -- mem -- bered I will make through ag -- es all to be: The peo -- ple there -- fore ev -- er -- more shall prais -- es give to thee.", "prose": ["Thy name remembered I will make", "through ages all to be:", "The people therefore evermore", "shall praises give to thee."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}