{"slug": "be-thou-my-judge-o-righteous-lord", "title": "The Petitions of a Good Conscience", "first_line": "Be Thou my judge, O righteous Lord", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 26, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 26"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 69) via the Wayback Machine; cross-verified against two independently scanned printings (archive.org OCR)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalter, United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912 \u2014 Psalm 26, selection 69. Imported by tools/psalter1912_import.py: word-bag attested by both scans; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Be Thou my judge, O right -- eous Lord, Try Thou my in -- most heart; I walk with stead -- fast trust in Thee, Nor from Thy ways de -- part.", "prose": ["Be Thou my judge, O righteous Lord,", "Try Thou my inmost heart;", "I walk with steadfast trust in Thee,", "Nor from Thy ways depart."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O search me, Lord, and prove me now; thy mer -- cy I a -- dore; I choose Thy truth to be my guide, And sin -- ful ways ab -- hor.", "prose": ["O search me, Lord, and prove me now;", "thy mercy I adore;", "I choose Thy truth to be my guide,", "And sinful ways abhor."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "My hands I wash in in -- no -- cence And seek thy al -- tar, Lord, That there I may with thank -- ful voice Thy won -- drous works re -- cord.", "prose": ["My hands I wash in innocence", "And seek thy altar, Lord,", "That there I may with thankful voice", "Thy wondrous works record."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "The hab -- i -- ta -- tions of Thy house Is ev -- er my de -- light; The place where dwells Thy glo -- ry, Lord, Is love -- ly in my sight.", "prose": ["The habitations of Thy house", "Is ever my delight;", "The place where dwells Thy glory, Lord,", "Is lovely in my sight."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Let not the judg -- ment fall on me For e -- vil men de -- creed, For cru -- el men and vi -- o -- lent, In -- spired by bribes and greed.", "prose": ["Let not the judgment fall on me", "For evil men decreed,", "For cruel men and violent,", "Inspired by bribes and greed."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "But I in my in -- teg -- ri -- ty Will hum -- bly walk with Thee; O my Re -- deem -- er and my Lord, Be mer -- ci -- ful to me.", "prose": ["But I in my integrity", "Will humbly walk with Thee;", "O my Redeemer and my Lord,", "Be merciful to me."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Re -- deemed by Thee, I stand se -- cure In peace and hap -- pi -- ness; And in the Church, a -- mong Thy saints, Je -- ho -- vah I will bless.", "prose": ["Redeemed by Thee, I stand secure", "In peace and happiness;", "And in the Church, among Thy saints,", "Jehovah I will bless."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}