{"slug": "god-is-our-refuge-and-our-strength", "title": "God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength", "first_line": "God is our refuge and our strength", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 46, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 46"], "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 46. 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": "God is our ref -- uge and our strength, in straits a pres -- ent aid; There -- fore, al -- though the earth re -- move, we will not be a -- fraid:", "prose": ["God is our refuge and our strength,", "in straits a present aid;", "Therefore, although the earth remove,", "we will not be afraid:"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Though hills a -- midst the seas be cast; Though wa -- ters roar -- ing make, And trou -- bled be; yea, though the hills by swell -- ing seas do shake.", "prose": ["Though hills amidst the seas be cast;", "Though waters roaring make,", "And troubled be; yea, though the hills", "by swelling seas do shake."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "A riv -- er is, whose streams do glad the cit -- y of our God; The ho -- ly place, where -- in the Lord most high hath his a -- bode.", "prose": ["A river is, whose streams do glad", "the city of our God;", "The holy place, wherein the Lord", "most high hath his abode."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "God in the midst of her doth dwell; noth -- ing shall her re -- move: The Lord to her an help -- er will, and that right ear -- ly, prove.", "prose": ["God in the midst of her doth dwell;", "nothing shall her remove:", "The Lord to her an helper will,", "and that right early, prove."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The hea -- then raged tu -- mul -- tuous -- ly, the king -- doms mov -- ed were: The Lord God ut -- ter -- ed his voice, the earth did melt for fear.", "prose": ["The heathen raged tumultuously,", "the kingdoms moved were:", "The Lord God uttered his voice,", "the earth did melt for fear."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "The Lord of hosts up -- on our side doth con -- stant -- ly re -- main: The God of Ja -- cob's our ref -- uge, us safe -- ly to main -- tain.", "prose": ["The Lord of hosts upon our side", "doth constantly remain:", "The God of Jacob's our refuge,", "us safely to maintain."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Come, and be -- hold what won -- drous works have by the Lord been wrought; Come, see what des -- o -- la -- ti -- ons he on the earth hath brought.", "prose": ["Come, and behold what wondrous works", "have by the Lord been wrought;", "Come, see what desolations", "he on the earth hath brought."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Un -- to the ends of all the earth wars in -- to peace he turns: The bow he breaks, the spear he cuts, in fire the char -- iot burns.", "prose": ["Unto the ends of all the earth", "wars into peace he turns:", "The bow he breaks, the spear he cuts,", "in fire the chariot burns."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Be still, and know that I am God; a -- mong the hea -- then I Will be ex -- al -- ted; I on earth will be ex -- al -- ted high.", "prose": ["Be still, and know that I am God;", "among the heathen I", "Will be exalted; I on earth", "will be exalted high."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Our God, who is the Lord of hosts, is still up -- on our side; The God of Ja -- cob our ref -- uge for ev -- er will a -- bide.", "prose": ["Our God, who is the Lord of hosts,", "is still upon our side;", "The God of Jacob our refuge", "for ever will abide."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}