{"slug": "jehovah-my-god-on-thy-help-i-depend", "title": "Confidence in Divine Justice", "first_line": "Jehovah, my God, on Thy help I depend", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [11, 11, 11, 11], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 7, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 7"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 13) 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 7, selection 13. 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": "Je -- ho -- vah, my God, on Thy help I de -- pend; From all that pur -- sue me O save and de -- fend; Lest they like a li -- on should rend me at will, while no one is near me their rag -- ing to still.", "prose": ["Jehovah, my God, on Thy help I depend;", "From all that pursue me O save and defend;", "Lest they like a lion should rend me at will,", "while no one is near me their raging to still."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "When wronged with -- out cause I have kind -- ness re -- turned; But if I my neigh -- bor mal -- treat -- ed and spurned, My soul let the en -- e -- my seize for his prey, My life and my hon -- or in dust let him lay.", "prose": ["When wronged without cause I have kindness returned;", "But if I my neighbor maltreated and spurned,", "My soul let the enemy seize for his prey,", "My life and my honor in dust let him lay."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O Lord, in Thy wrath stay the rage of my foes; A -- wake, and Thy judg -- ment or -- dained in -- ter -- pose. Let peo -- ples sur -- round Thee and wait at Thy feet, While o'er them for judg -- ment Thou tak -- est Thy seat.", "prose": ["O Lord, in Thy wrath stay the rage of my foes;", "Awake, and Thy judgment ordained interpose.", "Let peoples surround Thee and wait at Thy feet,", "While o'er them for judgment Thou takest Thy seat."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "All na -- tions of men shall be judged by the Lord; To me, O Je -- ho -- vah, just judg -- ment ac -- cord, As faith -- ful and right -- eous in life I have been, And ev -- er in -- teg -- ri -- ty cher -- ished with -- in.", "prose": ["All nations of men shall be judged by the Lord;", "To me, O Jehovah, just judgment accord,", "As faithful and righteous in life I have been,", "And ever integrity cherished within."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Es -- tab -- lish the right -- eous, let e -- vil de -- part, For God Who is just tries the tho'ts of the heart. In God for de -- fense I have placed all my trust; The up -- right He saves and He jud -- ges the just.", "prose": ["Establish the righteous, let evil depart,", "For God Who is just tries the tho'ts of the heart.", "In God for defense I have placed all my trust;", "The upright He saves and He judges the just."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "The Lord with the wick -- ed is wroth ev -- ery day, And if they re -- pent not is read -- y to slay; By man -- i -- fold ru -- in for oth -- ers pre -- pared They sure -- ly at last shall them -- selves be en -- snared.", "prose": ["The Lord with the wicked is wroth every day,", "And if they repent not is ready to slay;", "By manifold ruin for others prepared", "They surely at last shall themselves be ensnared."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause He is right -- eous His praise I will sing, Thanks -- giv -- ing and hon -- or to Him I will bring, Will sing to the Lord on Whose grace I re -- ly, Ex -- toll -- ing the Name of Je -- ho -- vah Most High.", "prose": ["Because He is righteous His praise I will sing,", "Thanksgiving and honor to Him I will bring,", "Will sing to the Lord on Whose grace I rely,", "Extolling the Name of Jehovah Most High."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}