{"slug": "praise-ye-the-lord-the-man-is-blessed", "title": "Praise Ye the Lord. The Man Is Blessed", "first_line": "Praise ye the Lord. The man is blessed", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 112, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 112"], "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 112. 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": "Praise ye the Lord. The man is blessed that fears the Lord a -- right, He who in his com -- mand -- e -- ments doth great -- ly take de -- light.", "prose": ["Praise ye the Lord. The man is blessed", "that fears the Lord aright,", "He who in his commandements", "doth greatly take delight."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "His seed and off -- spring pow -- er -- ful shall be the earth up -- on: Of up -- right men bles -- sed shall be the gen -- er -- a -- ti -- on.", "prose": ["His seed and offspring powerful", "shall be the earth upon:", "Of upright men blessed shall be", "the generation."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Rich -- es and wealth shall ev -- er be with -- in his house in store; And his un -- spott -- ed right -- eous -- ness en -- dures for ev -- er -- more.", "prose": ["Riches and wealth shall ever be", "within his house in store;", "And his unspotted righteousness", "endures for evermore."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Un -- to the up -- right light doth rise, though he in dark -- ness be: Com -- pas -- sion -- ate, and mer -- ci -- ful, and right -- e -- ous, is he.", "prose": ["Unto the upright light doth rise,", "though he in darkness be:", "Compassionate, and merciful,", "and righteous, is he."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "A good man doth his fa -- vour show, and doth to oth -- ers lend: He with dis -- cre -- tion his af -- fairs will guide un -- to the end.", "prose": ["A good man doth his favour show,", "and doth to others lend:", "He with discretion his affairs", "will guide unto the end."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Sure -- ly there is not an -- y thing that ev -- er shall him move: The right -- eous man's me -- mo -- ri -- al shall ev -- er -- last -- ing prove.", "prose": ["Surely there is not any thing", "that ever shall him move:", "The righteous man's memorial", "shall everlasting prove."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "When he shall e -- vil tid -- ings hear, he shall not be a -- fraid: His heart is fixed, his con -- fi -- dence up -- on the Lord is stayed.", "prose": ["When he shall evil tidings hear,", "he shall not be afraid:", "His heart is fixed, his confidence", "upon the Lord is stayed."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "His heart is firm -- ly stab -- lish -- ed, a -- fraid he shall not be, Un -- til up -- on his en -- e -- mies he his de -- sire shall see.", "prose": ["His heart is firmly stablished,", "afraid he shall not be,", "Until upon his enemies", "he his desire shall see."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "He hath dis -- persed, giv'n to the poor, his right -- eous -- ness shall be To ag -- es all; with hon -- our shall his horn be rais -- ed high.", "prose": ["He hath dispersed, giv'n to the poor,", "his righteousness shall be", "To ages all; with honour shall", "his horn be raised high."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "The wick -- ed shall it see, and fret, his teeth gnash, melt a -- way: What wick -- ed men do most de -- sire shall ut -- ter -- ly de -- cay.", "prose": ["The wicked shall it see, and fret,", "his teeth gnash, melt away:", "What wicked men do most desire", "shall utterly decay."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}