{"slug": "give-ear-unto-me-when-i-call", "title": "Give Ear unto Me When I Call", "first_line": "Give ear unto me when I call", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 4, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 4"], "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 4. 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": "Give ear un -- to me when I call, God of my right -- eous -- ness: Have mer -- cy, hear my prayer; thou hast en -- larged me in dis -- tress.", "prose": ["Give ear unto me when I call,", "God of my righteousness:", "Have mercy, hear my prayer; thou hast", "enlarged me in distress."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O ye the sons of men! how long will ye love van -- i -- ties? How long my glo -- ry turn to shame, and will ye fol -- low lies?", "prose": ["O ye the sons of men! how long", "will ye love vanities?", "How long my glory turn to shame,", "and will ye follow lies?"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "But know, that for him -- self the Lord the god -- ly man doth choose: The Lord, when I on him do call, to hear will not re -- fuse.", "prose": ["But know, that for himself the Lord", "the godly man doth choose:", "The Lord, when I on him do call,", "to hear will not refuse."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Fear, and sin not; talk with your heart on bed, and si -- lent be. Of -- f'rings pre -- sent of right -- eous -- ness, and in the Lord trust ye.", "prose": ["Fear, and sin not; talk with your heart", "on bed, and silent be.", "Off'rings present of righteousness,", "and in the Lord trust ye."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "O who will show us an -- y good? is that which man -- y say: But of thy coun -- ten -- ance the light, Lord, lift on us al -- way.", "prose": ["O who will show us any good?", "is that which many say:", "But of thy countenance the light,", "Lord, lift on us alway."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Up -- on my heart, be -- stowed by thee, more glad -- ness I have found Than they, ev'n then, when corn and wine did most with them a -- bound.", "prose": ["Upon my heart, bestowed by thee,", "more gladness I have found", "Than they, ev'n then, when corn and wine", "did most with them abound."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "I will both lay me down in peace, and qui -- et sleep will take; Be -- cause thou on -- ly me to dwell in safe -- ty, Lord, dost make.", "prose": ["I will both lay me down in peace,", "and quiet sleep will take;", "Because thou only me to dwell", "in safety, Lord, dost make."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}