{"slug": "that-man-hath-perfect-blessedness", "title": "That Man Hath Perfect Blessedness", "first_line": "That man hath perfect blessedness", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 1, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 1"], "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 1. 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": "That man hath per -- fect bless -- ed -- ness who walk -- eth not a -- stray In coun -- sel of un -- god -- ly men, nor stands in sin -- ners' way,", "prose": ["That man hath perfect blessedness", "who walketh not astray", "In counsel of ungodly men,", "nor stands in sinners' way,"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Nor sitt -- eth in the scor -- ner's chair: But plac -- eth his de -- light Up -- on God's law, and med -- i -- tates on his law day and night.", "prose": ["Nor sitteth in the scorner's chair:", "But placeth his delight", "Upon God's law, and meditates", "on his law day and night."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "He shall be like a tree that grows near plant -- ed by a riv -- er, Which in his sea -- son yields his fruit, and his leaf fad -- eth nev -- er:", "prose": ["He shall be like a tree that grows", "near planted by a river,", "Which in his season yields his fruit,", "and his leaf fadeth never:"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "And all he doth shall pros -- per well. The wick -- ed are not so; But like they are un -- to the chaff, which wind drives to and fro.", "prose": ["And all he doth shall prosper well.", "The wicked are not so;", "But like they are unto the chaff,", "which wind drives to and fro."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "In judg -- ment there -- fore shall not stand such as un -- god -- ly are; Nor in th'as -- sem -- bly of the just shall wick -- ed men ap -- pear.", "prose": ["In judgment therefore shall not stand", "such as ungodly are;", "Nor in th' assembly of the just", "shall wicked men appear."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "For why? the way of god -- ly men un -- to the Lord is known: Where -- as the way of wick -- ed men shall quite be o -- ver -- thrown.", "prose": ["For why? the way of godly men", "unto the Lord is known:", "Whereas the way of wicked men", "shall quite be overthrown."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}