{"slug": "i-waited-for-the-lord-my-god", "title": "I Waited for the Lord My God", "first_line": "I waited for the Lord my God", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 40, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 40"], "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 40. 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": "I wait -- ed for the Lord my God, and pa -- tient -- ly did bear; At length to me he did in -- cline my voice and cry to hear.", "prose": ["I waited for the Lord my God,", "and patiently did bear;", "At length to me he did incline", "my voice and cry to hear."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "He took me from a fear -- ful pit, and from the mi -- ry clay, And on a rock he set my feet, es -- tab -- lish -- ing my way.", "prose": ["He took me from a fearful pit,", "and from the miry clay,", "And on a rock he set my feet,", "establishing my way."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "He put a new song in my mouth, our God to mag -- ni -- fy: Man -- y shall see it, and shall fear, and on the Lord re -- ly.", "prose": ["He put a new song in my mouth,", "our God to magnify:", "Many shall see it, and shall fear,", "and on the Lord rely."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "O bless -- ed is the man whose trust up -- on the Lord re -- lies; Re -- spect -- ing not the proud, nor such as turn a -- side to lies.", "prose": ["O blessed is the man whose trust", "upon the Lord relies;", "Respecting not the proud, nor such", "as turn aside to lies."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "O Lord my God, full man -- y are the won -- ders thou hast done; Thy gra -- cious thoughts to us -- ward far a -- bove all thoughts are gone:", "prose": ["O Lord my God, full many are", "the wonders thou hast done;", "Thy gracious thoughts to us-ward far", "above all thoughts are gone:"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "In or -- der none can re -- ckon them to thee: if them de -- clare, And speak of them I would, they more than can be num -- bered are.", "prose": ["In order none can reckon them", "to thee: if them declare,", "And speak of them I would, they more", "than can be numbered are."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "No sac -- ri -- fice nor of -- fer -- ing didst thou at all de -- sire; Mine ears thou bored: sin -- of -- f'ring thou and burnt didst not re -- quire:", "prose": ["No sacrifice nor offering", "didst thou at all desire;", "Mine ears thou bored: sin-off'ring thou", "and burnt didst not require:"]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Then to the Lord these were my words, I come, be -- hold and see; With -- in the vol -- ume of the book it writ -- ten is of me:", "prose": ["Then to the Lord these were my words,", "I come, behold and see;", "Within the volume of the book", "it written is of me:"]}, "9": {"syllabified": "To do thy will I take de -- light, O thou my God that art; Yea, that most ho -- ly law of thine I have with -- in my heart.", "prose": ["To do thy will I take delight,", "O thou my God that art;", "Yea, that most holy law of thine", "I have within my heart."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "With -- in the con -- gre -- ga -- tion great I right -- eous -- ness did preach: Lo, thou dost know, O Lord, that I re -- frain -- ed not my speech.", "prose": ["Within the congregation great", "I righteousness did preach:", "Lo, thou dost know, O Lord, that I", "refrained not my speech."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "I nev -- er did with -- in my heart con -- ceal thy right -- eous -- ness; I thy sal -- va -- tion have de -- clared, and shown thy faith -- ful -- ness:", "prose": ["I never did within my heart", "conceal thy righteousness;", "I thy salvation have declared,", "and shown thy faithfulness:"]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Thy kind -- ness, which most lov -- ing is, con -- ceal -- ed have not I, Nor from the con -- gre -- ga -- tion great have hid thy ver -- i -- ty.", "prose": ["Thy kindness, which most loving is,", "concealed have not I,", "Nor from the congregation great", "have hid thy verity."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Thy ten -- der mer -- cies, Lord, from me O do thou not re -- strain; Thy lov -- ing -- kind -- ness, and thy truth, let them me still main -- tain.", "prose": ["Thy tender mercies, Lord, from me", "O do thou not restrain;", "Thy loving-kindness, and thy truth,", "let them me still maintain."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "For ills past reck -- 'ning com -- pass me, and mine in -- iq -- ui -- ties Such hold up -- on me tak -- en have, I can -- not lift mine eyes:", "prose": ["For ills past reck'ning compass me,", "and mine iniquities", "Such hold upon me taken have,", "I cannot lift mine eyes:"]}, "15": {"syllabified": "They more than hairs are on mine head, thence is my heart dis -- mayed. Be pleas -- ed, Lord, to res -- cue me; Lord, has -- ten to mine aid.", "prose": ["They more than hairs are on mine head,", "thence is my heart dismayed.", "Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me;", "Lord, hasten to mine aid."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "Shamed and con -- found -- ed be they all that seek my soul to kill; Yea, let them back -- ward driv -- en be, and shamed, that wish me ill.", "prose": ["Shamed and confounded be they all", "that seek my soul to kill;", "Yea, let them backward driven be,", "and shamed, that wish me ill."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "For a re -- ward of this their shame con -- found -- ed let them be, That in this man -- ner scof -- fing say, A -- ha, a -- ha! to me.", "prose": ["For a reward of this their shame", "confounded let them be,", "That in this manner scoffing say,", "Aha, aha! to me."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "In thee let all be glad, and joy, who seek -- ing thee a -- bide; Who thy sal -- va -- tion love, say still, The Lord be mag -- ni -- fied.", "prose": ["In thee let all be glad, and joy,", "who seeking thee abide;", "Who thy salvation love, say still,", "The Lord be magnified."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "I'm poor and need -- y, yet the Lord of me a care doth take: Thou art my help and sav -- i -- our, my God, no tarry -- ing make.", "prose": ["I'm poor and needy, yet the Lord", "of me a care doth take:", "Thou art my help and saviour,", "my God, no tarrying make."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}