{"slug": "the-wicked-mans-transgression", "title": "The Wicked Man's Transgression", "first_line": "The wicked man's transgression", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 36, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 36"], "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 36. 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": "The wick -- ed man's trans -- gres -- si -- on with -- in my heart thus says, Un -- doubt -- ed -- ly the fear of God is not be -- fore his eyes.", "prose": ["The wicked man's transgression", "within my heart thus says,", "Undoubtedly the fear of God", "is not before his eyes."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause him -- self he flat -- ter -- eth in his own blind -- ed eye, Un -- til the hate -- ful -- ness be found of his in -- iq -- ui -- ty.", "prose": ["Because himself he flattereth", "in his own blinded eye,", "Until the hatefulness be found", "of his iniquity."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Words from his mouth pro -- ceed -- ing are, fraud and in -- iq -- ui -- ty: He to be wise, and to do good, hath left off ut -- ter -- ly.", "prose": ["Words from his mouth proceeding are,", "fraud and iniquity:", "He to be wise, and to do good,", "hath left off utterly."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "He mis -- chief, ly -- ing on his bed, most cun -- ning -- ly doth plot: He sets him -- self in ways not good, ill he ab -- horr -- eth not.", "prose": ["He mischief, lying on his bed,", "most cunningly doth plot:", "He sets himself in ways not good,", "ill he abhorreth not."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Thy mer -- cy, Lord, is in the heav'ns; thy truth doth reach the clouds: Thy jus -- tice is like moun -- tains great; thy judg -- ments deep as floods:", "prose": ["Thy mercy, Lord, is in the heav'ns;", "thy truth doth reach the clouds:", "Thy justice is like mountains great;", "thy judgments deep as floods:"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Lord, thou pre -- serv -- est man and beast. How pre -- cious is thy grace! There -- fore in shad -- ow of thy wings men's sons their trust shall place.", "prose": ["Lord, thou preservest man and beast.", "How precious is thy grace!", "Therefore in shadow of thy wings", "men's sons their trust shall place."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "They with the fat -- ness of thy house shall be well sat -- is -- fied; From riv -- ers of thy plea -- sures thou wilt drink to them pro -- vide.", "prose": ["They with the fatness of thy house", "shall be well satisfied;", "From rivers of thy pleasures thou", "wilt drink to them provide."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause of life the foun -- tain pure re -- mains a -- lone with thee; And in that pur -- est light of thine we clear -- ly light shall see.", "prose": ["Because of life the fountain pure", "remains alone with thee;", "And in that purest light of thine", "we clearly light shall see."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Thy lov -- ing -- kind -- ness un -- to them con -- tin -- ue that thee know; And still on men up -- right in heart thy right -- eous -- ness be -- stow.", "prose": ["Thy loving-kindness unto them", "continue that thee know;", "And still on men upright in heart", "thy righteousness bestow."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Let not the foot of cru -- el pride come, and a -- gainst me stand; And let me not re -- mov -- ed be, Lord, by the wi -- cked's hand.", "prose": ["Let not the foot of cruel pride", "come, and against me stand;", "And let me not removed be,", "Lord, by the wicked's hand."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "There fall'n are they, and ru -- in -- ed, that work in -- iq -- ui -- ties: Cast down they are, and nev -- er shall be a -- ble to a -- rise.", "prose": ["There fall'n are they, and ruined,", "that work iniquities:", "Cast down they are, and never shall", "be able to arise."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}