{"slug": "why-dost-thou-boast-o-mighty-man", "title": "Why Dost Thou Boast, O Mighty Man", "first_line": "Why dost thou boast, O mighty man", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 52, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 52"], "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 52. 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": "Why dost thou boast, O might -- y man, of mis -- chief and of ill? The good -- ness of Al -- might -- y God en -- dur -- eth ev -- er still.", "prose": ["Why dost thou boast, O mighty man,", "of mischief and of ill?", "The goodness of Almighty God", "endureth ever still."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thy tongue mis -- chie -- vous cal -- um -- nies de -- vis -- eth sub -- tile -- ly, Like to a ra -- zor sharp to cut, work -- ing de -- ceit -- ful -- ly.", "prose": ["Thy tongue mischievous calumnies", "deviseth subtilely,", "Like to a razor sharp to cut,", "working deceitfully."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Ill more than good, and more than truth thou lov -- est to speak wrong: Thou lov -- est all -- de -- vour -- ing words, O thou de -- ceit -- ful tongue.", "prose": ["Ill more than good, and more than truth", "thou lovest to speak wrong:", "Thou lovest all-devouring words,", "O thou deceitful tongue."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "So God shall thee de -- stroy for aye, re -- move thee, pluck thee out Quite from thy house, out of the land of life he shall thee root.", "prose": ["So God shall thee destroy for aye,", "remove thee, pluck thee out", "Quite from thy house, out of the land", "of life he shall thee root."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The right -- eous shall it see, and fear, and laugh at him they shall: Lo, this the man is that did not make God his strength at all:", "prose": ["The righteous shall it see, and fear,", "and laugh at him they shall:", "Lo, this the man is that did not", "make God his strength at all:"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "But he in his a -- bun -- dant wealth his con -- fi -- dence did place; And he took strength un -- to him -- self from his own wick -- ed -- ness.", "prose": ["But he in his abundant wealth", "his confidence did place;", "And he took strength unto himself", "from his own wickedness."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "But I am in the house of God like to an ol -- ive green: My con -- fi -- dence for ev -- er hath up -- on God's mer -- cy been.", "prose": ["But I am in the house of God", "like to an olive green:", "My confidence for ever hath", "upon God's mercy been."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "And I for ev -- er will thee praise, be -- cause thou hast done this: I on thy name will wait; for good be -- fore thy saints it is.", "prose": ["And I for ever will thee praise,", "because thou hast done this:", "I on thy name will wait; for good", "before thy saints it is."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}