{"slug": "in-thee-o-lord-i-put-my-trust-psalm-31", "title": "God Our Resort in Trouble", "first_line": "In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 31, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 31"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 80) via the Wayback Machine; cross-verified against two independently scanned printings (archive.org OCR)", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalter, United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912 \u2014 Psalm 31, selection 80. Imported by tools/psalter1912_import.py: word-bag attested by both scans; every line machine-scanned to the metre.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust, I call up -- on Thy Name; O save me in thy right -- eous -- ness, Nor let me suf -- fer shame.", "prose": ["In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust,", "I call upon Thy Name;", "O save me in thy righteousness,", "Nor let me suffer shame."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Bow down Thy ear to my re -- quest, And swift de -- liv -- 'rance send; Be Thou to me a rock of strength, A for -- tress to de -- fend.", "prose": ["Bow down Thy ear to my request,", "And swift deliv'rance send;", "Be Thou to me a rock of strength,", "A fortress to defend."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Since Thou my rock and for -- tress art, My lead -- er be, and guide; From all temp -- ta -- tion res -- cue me, Thou dost my strength a -- bide.", "prose": ["Since Thou my rock and fortress art,", "My leader be, and guide;", "From all temptation rescue me,", "Thou dost my strength abide."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "To Thee my spir -- it I com -- mend; Re -- demp -- tion is with Thee, O Thou Je -- ho -- vah, God of truth, Who hast de -- liv -- ered me.", "prose": ["To Thee my spirit I commend;", "Redemption is with Thee,", "O Thou Jehovah, God of truth,", "Who hast delivered me."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "I hate all those that love the false, My trust is in the Lord; I will be glad, and joy -- ful -- ly Thy mer -- cy will re -- cord.", "prose": ["I hate all those that love the false,", "My trust is in the Lord;", "I will be glad, and joyfully", "Thy mercy will record."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "For my af -- flic -- tion Thou hast seen, And known my man -- y woes; Thou hast not let me be en -- slaved, But freed me from my foes.", "prose": ["For my affliction Thou hast seen,", "And known my many woes;", "Thou hast not let me be enslaved,", "But freed me from my foes."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Show mer -- cy, Lord, to me dis -- tressed, And send my soul re -- lief, My life is spent with bit -- ter -- ness, My strength con -- sumed with grief.", "prose": ["Show mercy, Lord, to me distressed,", "And send my soul relief,", "My life is spent with bitterness,", "My strength consumed with grief."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "I mourn and fail be -- cause of sin, Friends turn in dread a -- way; Re -- proached am I and ter -- ri -- fied, While foes con -- spire to slay.", "prose": ["I mourn and fail because of sin,", "Friends turn in dread away;", "Reproached am I and terrified,", "While foes conspire to slay."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "But, Lord, in Thee is all my trust, Thou art my God, I cried; My life, my times are in Thy hand, I in Thy strength con -- fide.", "prose": ["But, Lord, in Thee is all my trust,", "Thou art my God, I cried;", "My life, my times are in Thy hand,", "I in Thy strength confide."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "From all that per -- se -- cute my soul thy gra -- cious help I crave; O smile up -- on thy ser -- vant, Lord, And in Thy mer -- cy save.", "prose": ["From all that persecute my soul", "thy gracious help I crave;", "O smile upon thy servant, Lord,", "And in Thy mercy save."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Let me not be a -- shamed, O Lord, I plead with Thee to save; but let the wick -- ed be a -- shamed, And si -- lent in the grave.", "prose": ["Let me not be ashamed, O Lord,", "I plead with Thee to save;", "but let the wicked be ashamed,", "And silent in the grave."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Yea, let their lips hence -- forth be mute Who words of false -- hood seek, The lips which with con -- tempt and pride A -- gainst the right -- eous speak.", "prose": ["Yea, let their lips henceforth be mute", "Who words of falsehood seek,", "The lips which with contempt and pride", "Against the righteous speak."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}