{"slug": "my-heart-inditing-is", "title": "My Heart Inditing Is (Second Version)", "first_line": "My heart inditing is", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 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 (second version). 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 in -- dit -- ing is good mat -- ter in a song: I speak the things that I have made, which to the King be -- long:", "prose": ["My heart inditing is", "good matter in a song:", "I speak the things that I have made,", "which to the King belong:"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "My tongue shall be as quick, his hon -- our to in -- dite, As is the pen of an -- y scribe that us -- eth fast to write.", "prose": ["My tongue shall be as quick,", "his honour to indite,", "As is the pen of any scribe", "that useth fast to write."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Thou'rt fair -- est of all men; grace in thy lips doth flow: And there -- fore bless -- ings ev -- er -- more on thee doth God be -- stow.", "prose": ["Thou 'rt fairest of all men;", "grace in thy lips doth flow:", "And therefore blessings evermore", "on thee doth God bestow."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Thy sword gird on thy thigh, thou that art most of might: Ap -- pear in dread -- ful maj -- es -- ty, and in thy glo -- ry bright.", "prose": ["Thy sword gird on thy thigh,", "thou that art most of might:", "Appear in dreadful majesty,", "and in thy glory bright."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "For meek -- ness, truth, and right, ride pros -- p'rous -- ly in state; And thy right hand shall teach to thee things ter -- ri -- ble and great.", "prose": ["For meekness, truth, and right,", "ride prosp'rously in state;", "And thy right hand shall teach to thee", "things terrible and great."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Thy shafts shall pierce their hearts that foes are to the King; Where -- by in -- to sub -- jec -- ti -- on the peo -- ple thou shalt bring.", "prose": ["Thy shafts shall pierce their hearts", "that foes are to the King;", "Whereby into subjection", "the people thou shalt bring."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Thy ro -- yal seat, O Lord, for ev -- er shall re -- main: The scep -- tre of thy king -- dom doth all right -- eous -- ness main -- tain.", "prose": ["Thy royal seat, O Lord,", "for ever shall remain:", "The sceptre of thy kingdom doth", "all righteousness maintain."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Thou lov'st right, and hat'st ill; for God, thy God, most high, A -- bove thy fel -- lows hath with th'oil of joy a -- noint -- ed thee.", "prose": ["Thou lov'st right, and hat'st ill;", "for God, thy God, most high,", "Above thy fellows hath with th' oil", "of joy anointed thee."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Of myrrh and spic -- es sweet a smell thy gar -- ments had, Out of the iv' -- ry pal -- ac -- es, where -- by they made thee glad.", "prose": ["Of myrrh and spices sweet", "a smell thy garments had,", "Out of the iv'ry palaces,", "whereby they made thee glad."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "And in thy glo -- rious train kings' daugh -- ters wait -- ing stand; And thy fair queen, in O -- phir gold, doth stand at thy right hand.", "prose": ["And in thy glorious train", "kings' daughters waiting stand;", "And thy fair queen, in Ophir gold,", "doth stand at thy right hand."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "O daugh -- ter, take good heed, in -- cline, and give good ear; Thou must for -- get thy kin -- dred all, and fa -- ther's house most dear.", "prose": ["O daughter, take good heed,", "incline, and give good ear;", "Thou must forget thy kindred all,", "and father's house most dear."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Thy beau -- ty to the King shall then de -- light -- ful be: And do thou hum -- bly wor -- ship him, be -- cause thy Lord is he.", "prose": ["Thy beauty to the King", "shall then delightful be:", "And do thou humbly worship him,", "because thy Lord is he."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "The daugh -- ter then of Tyre there with a gift shall be, And all the weal -- thy of the land shall make their suit to thee.", "prose": ["The daughter then of Tyre", "there with a gift shall be,", "And all the wealthy of the land", "shall make their suit to thee."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "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": ["The daughter of the King", "all glorious is within;", "And with embroideries of gold", "her garments wrought have been."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "She com -- eth to the King in robes with need -- le wrought; The vir -- gins that do fol -- low her shall un -- to thee be brought.", "prose": ["She cometh to the King", "in robes with needle wrought;", "The virgins that do follow her", "shall unto thee be brought."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "They shall be brought with joy, 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 joy,", "and mirth on ev'ry side,", "Into the palace of the King,", "and there they shall abide."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "And in thy fa -- thers' stead, thy chil -- dren thou may'st take, And in all plac -- es of the earth them no -- ble prin -- ces make.", "prose": ["And in thy fathers' stead,", "thy children thou may'st take,", "And in all places of the earth", "them noble princes make."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "I will show forth thy name to gen -- er -- a -- tions all: There -- fore the peo -- ple ev -- er -- more to thee give prais -- es shall.", "prose": ["I will show forth thy name", "to generations all:", "Therefore the people evermore", "to thee give praises shall."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}