{"slug": "lord-from-the-ill-and-froward-man", "title": "Lord, from the Ill and Froward Man", "first_line": "Lord, from the ill and froward man", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 140, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 140"], "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 140. 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": "Lord, from the ill and fro -- ward man give me de -- liv -- er -- ance, And do thou safe pre -- serve me from the man of vi -- o -- lence:", "prose": ["Lord, from the ill and froward man", "give me deliverance,", "And do thou safe preserve me from", "the man of violence:"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Who in their heart mis -- chie -- vous things are med -- i -- tat -- ing ev -- er; And they for war as -- sem -- bled are con -- tin -- ual -- ly to -- geth -- er.", "prose": ["Who in their heart mischievous things", "are meditating ever;", "And they for war assembled are", "continually together."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Much like un -- to a ser -- pent's tongue their tongues they sharp do make; And un -- der -- neath their lips there lies the poi -- son of a snake.", "prose": ["Much like unto a serpent's tongue", "their tongues they sharp do make;", "And underneath their lips there lies", "the poison of a snake."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Lord, keep me from the wi -- cked's hands, from vi -- 'lent men me save; Who ut -- ter -- ly to o -- ver -- throw my go -- ings pur -- posed have.", "prose": ["Lord, keep me from the wicked's hands,", "from vi'lent men me save;", "Who utterly to overthrow", "my goings purposed have."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The proud for me a snare have hid, and cords; yea, they a net Have by the way -- side for me spread; they gins for me have set.", "prose": ["The proud for me a snare have hid,", "and cords; yea, they a net", "Have by the wayside for me spread;", "they gins for me have set."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "I said un -- to the Lord, Thou art my God: un -- to the cry Of all my sup -- pli -- ca -- ti -- ons, Lord, do thine ear ap -- ply.", "prose": ["I said unto the Lord, Thou art", "my God: unto the cry", "Of all my supplications,", "Lord, do thine ear apply."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "O God the Lord, who art the strength of my sal -- va -- ti -- on: A cov -- 'ring in the day of war my head thou hast put on.", "prose": ["O God the Lord, who art the strength", "of my salvation:", "A cov'ring in the day of war", "my head thou hast put on."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Un -- to the wick -- ed man, O Lord, his wish -- es do not grant; Nor fur -- ther thou his ill de -- vice, lest they them -- selves should vaunt.", "prose": ["Unto the wicked man, O Lord,", "his wishes do not grant;", "Nor further thou his ill device,", "lest they themselves should vaunt."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "As for the head and chief of those a -- bout that com -- pass me, Ev'n by the mis -- chief of the lips let thou them cov -- ered be.", "prose": ["As for the head and chief of those", "about that compass me,", "Ev'n by the mischief of the lips", "let thou them covered be."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Let burn -- ing coals up -- on them fall, them throw in fie -- ry flame, And in deep pits, that they no more may rise out of the same.", "prose": ["Let burning coals upon them fall,", "them throw in fiery flame,", "And in deep pits, that they no more", "may rise out of the same."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Let not an e -- vil speak -- er be on earth es -- tab -- lish -- ed: Mis -- chief shall hunt the vi -- 'lent man, till he be ru -- in -- ed.", "prose": ["Let not an evil speaker be", "on earth established:", "Mischief shall hunt the vi'lent man,", "till he be ruined."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "I know God will th'af -- flic -- ted's cause main -- tain, and poor men's right. Sure -- ly the just shall praise thy name; th'up -- right dwell in thy sight.", "prose": ["I know God will th' afflicted's cause", "maintain, and poor men's right.", "Surely the just shall praise thy name;", "th' upright dwell in thy sight."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}