{"slug": "defend-me-lord-from-shame", "title": "Security in God", "first_line": "Defend me, Lord, from shame", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [6, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 31, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 31"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 82) 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 31, selection 82. 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": "De -- fend me, Lord, from shame, For still I trust in Thee; Since just and right -- eous is Thy Name, From trou -- ble set me free. O Lord, in mer -- cy hear, De -- liv -- er me with speed; Be my de -- fense and ref -- uge near, My help in time of need.", "prose": ["Defend me, Lord, from shame,", "For still I trust in Thee;", "Since just and righteous is Thy Name,", "From trouble set me free.", "O Lord, in mercy hear,", "Deliver me with speed;", "Be my defense and refuge near,", "My help in time of need."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thee for my rock I take, My for -- tress and my stay; O lead me for Thy own Name's sake And guide me in Thy way. Lord, Thou dost strength im -- part; Then free me from the snare Which foes for me, with wick -- ed art, Did se -- cret -- ly pre -- pare.", "prose": ["Thee for my rock I take,", "My fortress and my stay;", "O lead me for Thy own Name's sake", "And guide me in Thy way.", "Lord, Thou dost strength impart;", "Then free me from the snare", "Which foes for me, with wicked art,", "Did secretly prepare."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "My spir -- it un -- to Thee I trust -- ful -- ly com -- mend; Je -- ho -- vah, God of truth, to me Thou didst re -- demp -- tion send. I hate the false and vain, My trust is in the Lord, And still my heart in joy -- ous strain Thy mer -- cy will re -- cord.", "prose": ["My spirit unto Thee", "I trustfully commend;", "Jehovah, God of truth, to me", "Thou didst redemption send.", "I hate the false and vain,", "My trust is in the Lord,", "And still my heart in joyous strain", "Thy mercy will record."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}