{"slug": "o-blessed-is-the-man-to-whom", "title": "O Blessed Is the Man to Whom", "first_line": "O blessed is the man to whom", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 32, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 32"], "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 32. 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": "O bless -- ed is the man to whom is free -- ly par -- don -- ed All the trans -- gres -- sion he hath done, whose sin is cov -- er -- ed.", "prose": ["O blessed is the man to whom", "is freely pardoned", "All the transgression he hath done,", "whose sin is covered."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Blessed is the man to whom the Lord im -- put -- eth not his sin, And in whose spirit there is no guile, nor fraud is found there -- in.", "prose": ["Blessed is the man to whom the Lord", "imputeth not his sin,", "And in whose spirit there is no guile,", "nor fraud is found therein."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "When as I did re -- frain my speech, and si -- lent was my tongue, My bones then wax -- ed old, be -- cause I roar -- ed all day long.", "prose": ["When as I did refrain my speech,", "and silent was my tongue,", "My bones then waxed old, because", "I roared all day long."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For up -- on me both day and night thine hand did heav -- y lie, So that my mois -- ture turn -- ed is in sum -- mer's drought there -- by.", "prose": ["For upon me both day and night", "thine hand did heavy lie,", "So that my moisture turned is", "in summer's drought thereby."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "I there -- up -- on have un -- to thee my sin ac -- knowl -- edg -- ed, And like -- wise mine in -- iq -- ui -- ty I have not cov -- er -- ed:", "prose": ["I thereupon have unto thee", "my sin acknowledged,", "And likewise mine iniquity", "I have not covered:"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "I will con -- fess un -- to the Lord my tres -- pass -- es, said I; And of my sin thou free -- ly didst for -- give th'in -- iq -- ui -- ty.", "prose": ["I will confess unto the Lord", "my trespasses, said I;", "And of my sin thou freely didst", "forgive th' iniquity."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "For this shall ev -- 'ry god -- ly one his pray -- er make to thee; In such a time he shall thee seek, as found thou may -- est be.", "prose": ["For this shall ev'ry godly one", "his prayer make to thee;", "In such a time he shall thee seek,", "as found thou mayest be."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Sure -- ly, when floods of wa -- ters great do swell up to the brim, They shall not o -- ver -- whelm his soul, nor once come near to him.", "prose": ["Surely, when floods of waters great", "do swell up to the brim,", "They shall not overwhelm his soul,", "nor once come near to him."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Thou art my hid -- ing -- place, thou shalt from trou -- ble keep me free; Thou with songs of de -- liv -- er -- ance a -- bout shalt com -- pass me.", "prose": ["Thou art my hiding-place, thou shalt", "from trouble keep me free;", "Thou with songs of deliverance", "about shalt compass me."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "I will in -- struct thee, and thee teach the way that thou shalt go; And, with mine eye up -- on thee set, I will di -- rec -- tion show.", "prose": ["I will instruct thee, and thee teach", "the way that thou shalt go;", "And, with mine eye upon thee set,", "I will direction show."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Then be not like the horse or mule, which do not un -- der -- stand; Whose mouth, lest they come near to thee, a brid -- le must com -- mand.", "prose": ["Then be not like the horse or mule,", "which do not understand;", "Whose mouth, lest they come near to thee,", "a bridle must command."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Un -- to the man that wick -- ed is his sor -- rows shall a -- bound; But him that trust -- eth in the Lord mer -- cy shall com -- pass round.", "prose": ["Unto the man that wicked is", "his sorrows shall abound;", "But him that trusteth in the Lord", "mercy shall compass round."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Ye right -- eous, in the Lord be glad, in him do ye re -- joice: All ye that up -- right are in heart, for joy lift up your voice.", "prose": ["Ye righteous, in the Lord be glad,", "in him do ye rejoice:", "All ye that upright are in heart,", "for joy lift up your voice."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}