{"slug": "lord-hear-the-right-attend-my-cry", "title": "Lord, Hear the Right, Attend My Cry", "first_line": "Lord, hear the right, attend my cry", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 17, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 17"], "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 17. 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 the right, at -- tend my cry, un -- to my pray'r give heed, That doth not in hy -- poc -- ri -- sy from feign -- ed lips pro -- ceed.", "prose": ["Lord, hear the right, attend my cry,", "unto my pray'r give heed,", "That doth not in hypocrisy", "from feigned lips proceed."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "And from be -- fore thy pres -- ence forth my sen -- tence do thou send: To -- ward these things that e -- qual are do thou thine eyes in -- tend.", "prose": ["And from before thy presence forth", "my sentence do thou send:", "Toward these things that equal are", "do thou thine eyes intend."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Thou prov'dst mine heart, thou vis -- it'dst me by night, thou didst me try, Yet noth -- ing found'st; for that my mouth shall not sin, pur -- posed I.", "prose": ["Thou prov'dst mine heart, thou visit'dst me", "by night, thou didst me try,", "Yet nothing found'st; for that my mouth", "shall not sin, purposed I."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "As for men's works, I, by the word that from thy lips doth flow, Did me pre -- serve out of the paths where -- in de -- stroy -- ers go.", "prose": ["As for men's works, I, by the word", "that from thy lips doth flow,", "Did me preserve out of the paths", "wherein destroyers go."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Hold up my go -- ings, Lord, me guide in those thy paths di -- vine, So that my foot -- steps may not slide out of those ways of thine.", "prose": ["Hold up my goings, Lord, me guide", "in those thy paths divine,", "So that my footsteps may not slide", "out of those ways of thine."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "I call -- ed have on thee, O God, be -- cause thou wilt me hear: That thou may'st hear -- ken to my speech, to me in -- cline thine ear.", "prose": ["I called have on thee, O God,", "because thou wilt me hear:", "That thou may'st hearken to my speech,", "to me incline thine ear."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Thy won -- drous lov -- ing -- kind -- ness show, thou that, by thy right hand, Sav'st them that trust in thee from those that up a -- gainst them stand.", "prose": ["Thy wondrous loving-kindness show,", "thou that, by thy right hand,", "Sav'st them that trust in thee from those", "that up against them stand."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "As th'ap -- ple of the eye me keep; in thy wings' shade me close From lewd op -- pres -- sors, com -- pass -- ing me round, as dead -- ly foes.", "prose": ["As th' apple of the eye me keep;", "in thy wings' shade me close", "From lewd oppressors, compassing", "me round, as deadly foes."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "In their own fat they are in -- closed; their mouth speaks lof -- ti -- ly. Our steps they com -- passed; and to ground down bow -- ing set their eye.", "prose": ["In their own fat they are inclosed;", "their mouth speaks loftily.", "Our steps they compassed; and to ground", "down bowing set their eye."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "He like un -- to a li -- on is that's gree -- dy of his prey, Or li -- on young, which lurk -- ing doth in se -- cret plac -- es stay.", "prose": ["He like unto a lion is", "that's greedy of his prey,", "Or lion young, which lurking doth", "in secret places stay."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "A -- rise, and dis -- ap -- point my foe, and cast him down, O Lord: My soul save from the wick -- ed man, the man which is thy sword.", "prose": ["Arise, and disappoint my foe,", "and cast him down, O Lord:", "My soul save from the wicked man,", "the man which is thy sword."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "From men, which are thy hand, O Lord, from world -- ly men me save, Which on -- ly in this pres -- ent life their part and por -- tion have.", "prose": ["From men, which are thy hand, O Lord,", "from worldly men me save,", "Which only in this present life", "their part and portion have."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Whose bel -- ly with thy trea -- sure hid thou fill'st: they chil -- dren have In plen -- ty; of their goods the rest they to their chil -- dren leave.", "prose": ["Whose belly with thy treasure hid", "thou fill'st: they children have", "In plenty; of their goods the rest", "they to their children leave."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "But as for me, I thine own face in right -- eous -- ness will see; And with thy like -- ness, when I wake, I sat -- is -- fied shall be.", "prose": ["But as for me, I thine own face", "in righteousness will see;", "And with thy likeness, when I wake,", "I satisfied shall be."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}