{"slug": "lord-hear-my-prayr-hide-not-thyself", "title": "Lord, Hear My Pray'r, Hide Not Thyself", "first_line": "Lord, hear my pray'r, hide not thyself", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 55, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 55"], "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 55. 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, hear my pray'r, hide not thy -- self from my en -- treat -- ing voice: At -- tend and hear me; in my plaint I mourn and make a noise.", "prose": ["Lord, hear my pray'r, hide not thyself", "from my entreating voice:", "Attend and hear me; in my plaint", "I mourn and make a noise."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause of th'en -- 'my's voice, and for lewd men's op -- pres -- sion great: On me they cast in -- iq -- ui -- ty, and they in wrath me hate.", "prose": ["Because of th' en'my's voice, and for", "lewd men's oppression great:", "On me they cast iniquity,", "and they in wrath me hate."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Sore pained with -- in me is my heart: death's ter -- rors on me fall. On me comes trem -- bling, fear and dread o'er -- whelm -- ed me with -- al.", "prose": ["Sore pained within me is my heart:", "death's terrors on me fall.", "On me comes trembling, fear and dread", "o'erwhelmed me withal."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "O that I, like a dove, had wings, said I, then would I flee Far hence, that I might find a place where I in rest might be.", "prose": ["O that I, like a dove, had wings,", "said I, then would I flee", "Far hence, that I might find a place", "where I in rest might be."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Lo, then far off I wan -- der would, and in the des -- ert stay; From win -- dy storm and tem -- pest I would haste to 'scape a -- way.", "prose": ["Lo, then far off I wander would,", "and in the desert stay;", "From windy storm and tempest I", "would haste to 'scape away."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "O Lord, on them de -- struc -- tion bring, and do their tongues di -- vide; For in the cit -- y vi -- o -- lence and strife I have es -- pied.", "prose": ["O Lord, on them destruction bring,", "and do their tongues divide;", "For in the city violence", "and strife I have espied."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "They day and night up -- on the walls do go a -- bout it round: There mis -- chief is, and sor -- row there in midst of it is found.", "prose": ["They day and night upon the walls", "do go about it round:", "There mischief is, and sorrow there", "in midst of it is found."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "A -- bun -- dant wick -- ed -- ness there is with -- in her in -- ward part; And from her streets de -- ceit -- ful -- ness and guile do not de -- part.", "prose": ["Abundant wickedness there is", "within her inward part;", "And from her streets deceitfulness", "and guile do not depart."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "He was no foe that me re -- proached, then that en -- dure I could; Nor hat -- er that did 'gainst me boast, from him me hide I would.", "prose": ["He was no foe that me reproached,", "then that endure I could;", "Nor hater that did 'gainst me boast,", "from him me hide I would."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "But thou, man, who mine e -- qual, guide, and mine ac -- quain -- tance wast: We joined sweet coun -- sels, to God's house in com -- pa -- ny we passed.", "prose": ["But thou, man, who mine equal, guide,", "and mine acquaintance wast:", "We joined sweet counsels, to God's house", "in company we passed."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Let death up -- on them seize, and down let them go quick to hell; For wick -- ed -- ness doth much a -- bound a -- mong them where they dwell.", "prose": ["Let death upon them seize, and down", "let them go quick to hell;", "For wickedness doth much abound", "among them where they dwell."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "I'll call on God: God will me save. I'll pray, and make a noise At ev' -- ning, morn -- ing, and at noon; and he shall hear my voice.", "prose": ["I'll call on God: God will me save.", "I'll pray, and make a noise", "At ev'ning, morning, and at noon;", "and he shall hear my voice."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "He hath my soul de -- liv -- er -- ed, that it in peace might be From ba -- ttle that a -- gainst me was; for man -- y were with me.", "prose": ["He hath my soul delivered,", "that it in peace might be", "From battle that against me was;", "for many were with me."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "The Lord shall hear, and them af -- flict, of old who hath a -- bode: Be -- cause they nev -- er chan -- ges have, there -- fore they fear not God.", "prose": ["The Lord shall hear, and them afflict,", "of old who hath abode:", "Because they never changes have,", "therefore they fear not God."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "'Gainst those that were at peace with him he hath put forth his hand: The cov -- e -- nant that he had made, by break -- ing he pro -- faned.", "prose": ["'Gainst those that were at peace with him", "he hath put forth his hand:", "The covenant that he had made,", "by breaking he profaned."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "More smooth than but -- ter were his words, while in his heart was war; His speech -- es were more soft than oil, and yet drawn swords they are.", "prose": ["More smooth than butter were his words,", "while in his heart was war;", "His speeches were more soft than oil,", "and yet drawn swords they are."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Cast thou thy bur -- den on the Lord, and he shall thee sus -- tain; Yea, he shall cause the right -- eous man un -- mov -- ed to re -- main.", "prose": ["Cast thou thy burden on the Lord,", "and he shall thee sustain;", "Yea, he shall cause the righteous man", "unmoved to remain."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "But thou, O Lord my God, those men in jus -- tice shalt o'er -- throw, And in de -- struc -- tion's dun -- geon dark at last shalt lay them low:", "prose": ["But thou, O Lord my God, those men", "in justice shalt o'erthrow,", "And in destruction's dungeon dark", "at last shalt lay them low:"]}, "19": {"syllabified": "The blood -- y and de -- ceit -- ful men shall not live half their days: But up -- on thee with con -- fi -- dence I will de -- pend al -- ways.", "prose": ["The bloody and deceitful men", "shall not live half their days:", "But upon thee with confidence", "I will depend always."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}