{"slug": "in-my-distress-to-god-i-cried", "title": "In My Distress to God I Cried", "first_line": "In my distress to God I cried", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 120, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 120"], "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 120. 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": "In my dis -- tress to God I cried, and he gave ear to me. From ly -- ing lips, and guile -- ful tongue, O Lord, my soul set free.", "prose": ["In my distress to God I cried,", "and he gave ear to me.", "From lying lips, and guileful tongue,", "O Lord, my soul set free."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "What shall be giv'n thee? or what shall be done to thee, false tongue? Ev'n burn -- ing coals of ju -- ni -- per, sharp ar -- rows of the strong.", "prose": ["What shall be giv'n thee? or what shall", "be done to thee, false tongue?", "Ev'n burning coals of juniper,", "sharp arrows of the strong."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Woe's me that I in Me -- sech am a so -- jour -- ner so long; That I in tab -- er -- nac -- les dwell to Ke -- dar that be -- long.", "prose": ["Woe's me that I in Mesech am", "a sojourner so long;", "That I in tabernacles dwell", "to Kedar that belong."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "My soul with him that hat -- eth peace hath long a dwel -- ler been. I am for peace; but when I speak, for ba -- ttle they are keen.", "prose": ["My soul with him that hateth peace", "hath long a dweller been.", "I am for peace; but when I speak,", "for battle they are keen."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}