{"slug": "help-lord-because-the-godly-man", "title": "Help, Lord, Because the Godly Man", "first_line": "Help, Lord, because the godly man", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 12, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 12"], "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 12. 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": "Help, Lord, be -- cause the god -- ly man doth dai -- ly fade a -- way; And from a -- mong the sons of men the faith -- ful do de -- cay.", "prose": ["Help, Lord, because the godly man", "doth daily fade away;", "And from among the sons of men", "the faithful do decay."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Un -- to his neigh -- bour ev -- ery -- one doth ut -- ter van -- i -- ty: They with a dou -- ble heart do speak, and lips of flat -- ter -- y.", "prose": ["Unto his neighbour everyone", "doth utter vanity:", "They with a double heart do speak,", "and lips of flattery."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "God shall cut off all flat -- t'ring lips, tongues that speak proud -- ly thus, We'll with our tongue pre -- vail, our lips are ours: who's lord o'er us?", "prose": ["God shall cut off all flatt'ring lips,", "tongues that speak proudly thus,", "We'll with our tongue prevail, our lips", "are ours: who's lord o'er us?"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For poor op -- pressed, and for the sighs of need -- y, rise will I, Saith God, and him in safe -- ty set from such as him de -- fy.", "prose": ["For poor oppressed, and for the sighs", "of needy, rise will I,", "Saith God, and him in safety set", "from such as him defy."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The words of God are words most pure; they be like sil -- ver tried In ear -- then fur -- nace, sev -- en times that hath been pu -- ri -- fied.", "prose": ["The words of God are words most pure;", "they be like silver tried", "In earthen furnace, seven times", "that hath been purified."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Lord, thou shalt them pre -- serve and keep for ev -- er from this race. On each side walk the wick -- ed, when vile men are high in place.", "prose": ["Lord, thou shalt them preserve and keep", "for ever from this race.", "On each side walk the wicked, when", "vile men are high in place."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}