{"slug": "my-god-my-god-why-hast-thou-me", "title": "My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Me", "first_line": "My God, my God, why hast thou me", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 22, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 22"], "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 22. 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": "My God, my God, why hast thou me for -- sak -- en? why so far Art thou from help -- ing me, and from my words that roar -- ing are?", "prose": ["My God, my God, why hast thou me", "forsaken? why so far", "Art thou from helping me, and from", "my words that roaring are?"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "All day, my God, to thee I cry, yet am not heard by thee; And in the sea -- son of the night I can -- not si -- lent be.", "prose": ["All day, my God, to thee I cry,", "yet am not heard by thee;", "And in the season of the night", "I cannot silent be."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "But thou art ho -- ly, thou that dost in -- hab -- it Is -- r'el's praise. Our fa -- thers hoped in thee, they hoped, and thou didst them re -- lease.", "prose": ["But thou art holy, thou that dost", "inhabit Isr'el's praise.", "Our fathers hoped in thee, they hoped,", "and thou didst them release."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "When un -- to thee they sent their cry, to them de -- liv -- 'rance came: Be -- cause they put their trust in thee, they were not put to shame.", "prose": ["When unto thee they sent their cry,", "to them deliv'rance came:", "Because they put their trust in thee,", "they were not put to shame."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "But as for me, a worm I am, and as no man am prized: Re -- proach of men I am, and by the peo -- ple am de -- spised.", "prose": ["But as for me, a worm I am,", "and as no man am prized:", "Reproach of men I am, and by", "the people am despised."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "All that me see laugh me to scorn; shoot out the lip do they; They nod and shake their heads at me, and, mock -- ing, thus do say,", "prose": ["All that me see laugh me to scorn;", "shoot out the lip do they;", "They nod and shake their heads at me,", "and, mocking, thus do say,"]}, "7": {"syllabified": "This man did trust in God, that he would free him by his might: Let him de -- liv -- er him, sith he had in him such de -- light.", "prose": ["This man did trust in God, that he", "would free him by his might:", "Let him deliver him, sith he", "had in him such delight."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "But thou art he out of the womb that didst me safe -- ly take; When I was on my moth -- er's breasts thou me to hope didst make.", "prose": ["But thou art he out of the womb", "that didst me safely take;", "When I was on my mother's breasts", "thou me to hope didst make."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "And I was cast up -- on thy care, ev'n from the womb till now; And from my moth -- er's bel -- ly, Lord, my God and guide art thou.", "prose": ["And I was cast upon thy care,", "ev'n from the womb till now;", "And from my mother's belly, Lord,", "my God and guide art thou."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Be not far off, for grief is near, and none to help is found. Bulls man -- y com -- pass me, strong bulls of Ba -- shan me sur -- round.", "prose": ["Be not far off, for grief is near,", "and none to help is found.", "Bulls many compass me, strong bulls", "of Bashan me surround."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Their mouths they o -- pened wide on me, up -- on me gape did they, Like to a li -- on ra -- ven -- ing and roar -- ing for his prey.", "prose": ["Their mouths they opened wide on me,", "upon me gape did they,", "Like to a lion ravening", "and roaring for his prey."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Like wa -- ter I'm poured out, my bones all out of joint do part: A -- midst my bow -- els, as the wax, so melt -- ed is my heart.", "prose": ["Like water I'm poured out, my bones", "all out of joint do part:", "Amidst my bowels, as the wax,", "so melted is my heart."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "My strength is like a pot -- sherd dried; my tongue it cleav -- eth fast Un -- to my jaws; and to the dust of death thou brought me hast.", "prose": ["My strength is like a potsherd dried;", "my tongue it cleaveth fast", "Unto my jaws; and to the dust", "of death thou brought me hast."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "For dogs have com -- passed me a -- bout: the wick -- ed, that did meet In their as -- sem -- bly, me in -- closed; they pierced my hands and feet.", "prose": ["For dogs have compassed me about:", "the wicked, that did meet", "In their assembly, me inclosed;", "they pierced my hands and feet."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "I all my bones may tell; they do up -- on me look and stare. Up -- on my ves -- ture lots they cast, and clothes a -- mong them share.", "prose": ["I all my bones may tell; they do", "upon me look and stare.", "Upon my vesture lots they cast,", "and clothes among them share."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "But be not far, O Lord, my strength; haste to give help to me. From sword my soul, from pow'r of dogs my dar -- ling set thou free.", "prose": ["But be not far, O Lord, my strength;", "haste to give help to me.", "From sword my soul, from pow'r of dogs", "my darling set thou free."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Out of the roar -- ing li -- on's mouth do thou me shield and save: For from the horns of u -- ni -- corns an ear to me thou gave.", "prose": ["Out of the roaring lion's mouth", "do thou me shield and save:", "For from the horns of unicorns", "an ear to me thou gave."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "I will show forth thy name un -- to those that my breth -- ren are; A -- midst the con -- gre -- ga -- ti -- on thy praise I will de -- clare.", "prose": ["I will show forth thy name unto", "those that my brethren are;", "Amidst the congregation", "thy praise I will declare."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "Praise ye the Lord, who do him fear; him glo -- ri -- fy all ye The seed of Ja -- cob: fear him all that Is -- r'el's chil -- dren be.", "prose": ["Praise ye the Lord, who do him fear;", "him glorify all ye", "The seed of Jacob: fear him all", "that Isr'el's children be."]}, "20": {"syllabified": "For he de -- spised not nor ab -- horred th'af -- flic -- ted's mis -- er -- y; Nor from him hid his face, but heard when he to him did cry.", "prose": ["For he despised not nor abhorred", "th' afflicted's misery;", "Nor from him hid his face, but heard", "when he to him did cry."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "With -- in the con -- gre -- ga -- tion great my praise shall be of thee; My vows be -- fore them that him fear shall be per -- formed by me.", "prose": ["Within the congregation great", "my praise shall be of thee;", "My vows before them that him fear", "shall be performed by me."]}, "22": {"syllabified": "The meek shall eat, and shall be filled; they al -- so praise shall give Un -- to the Lord that do him seek: your heart shall ev -- er live.", "prose": ["The meek shall eat, and shall be filled;", "they also praise shall give", "Unto the Lord that do him seek:", "your heart shall ever live."]}, "23": {"syllabified": "All ends of th'earth re -- mem -- ber shall, and turn the Lord un -- to; All kin -- dreds of the na -- ti -- ons to him shall hom -- age do:", "prose": ["All ends of th' earth remember shall,", "and turn the Lord unto;", "All kindreds of the nations", "to him shall homage do:"]}, "24": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause the king -- dom to the Lord doth ap -- per -- tain as his; Like -- wise a -- mong the na -- ti -- ons the Gov -- er -- nor he is.", "prose": ["Because the kingdom to the Lord", "doth appertain as his;", "Likewise among the nations", "the Governor he is."]}, "25": {"syllabified": "Earth's fat ones eat, and wor -- ship shall: all who to dust de -- scend Shall bow to him; none of them can his soul from death de -- fend.", "prose": ["Earth's fat ones eat, and worship shall:", "all who to dust descend", "Shall bow to him; none of them can", "his soul from death defend."]}, "26": {"syllabified": "A seed shall ser -- vice do to him; un -- to the Lord it shall Be for a gen -- er -- a -- ti -- on reck -- oned in ag -- es all.", "prose": ["A seed shall service do to him;", "unto the Lord it shall", "Be for a generation", "reckoned in ages all."]}, "27": {"syllabified": "They shall come, and they shall de -- clare his truth and right -- eous -- ness Un -- to a peo -- ple yet un -- born, and that he hath done this.", "prose": ["They shall come, and they shall declare", "his truth and righteousness", "Unto a people yet unborn,", "and that he hath done this."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}