{"slug": "my-righteous-god-who-oft-of-old", "title": "A Trustful Appeal to God", "first_line": "My righteous God, Who oft of old", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 4, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 4"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 6) 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 4, selection 6. 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": "My right -- eous God, Who oft of old Hast saved from trou -- bles man -- i -- fold, Give an -- swer when I call to Thee, Be gra -- cious now and hear my plea.", "prose": ["My righteous God, Who oft of old", "Hast saved from troubles manifold,", "Give answer when I call to Thee,", "Be gracious now and hear my plea."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "How long, O men, will ye de -- fame, How long my glo -- ry turn to shame, How long will ye vain fol -- lies prize, How long pur -- sue de -- ceit and lies?", "prose": ["How long, O men, will ye defame,", "How long my glory turn to shame,", "How long will ye vain follies prize,", "How long pursue deceit and lies?"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "But know, the lord has set a -- part The man of god -- ly life and heart To be His fa -- vored one for aye; Je -- ho -- vah hears me when I pray.", "prose": ["But know, the lord has set apart", "The man of godly life and heart", "To be His favored one for aye;", "Jehovah hears me when I pray."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "In rev -- 'rence wait, from sin de -- part, In med -- i -- ta -- tion calm your heart; Hold fast the right, be true and just, And in Je -- ho -- vah put your trust.", "prose": ["In rev'rence wait, from sin depart,", "In meditation calm your heart;", "Hold fast the right, be true and just,", "And in Jehovah put your trust."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "O who will show us an -- y good, Ex -- claims the faith -- less mul -- ti -- tude; But lift on us, O lord, we pray, The bright -- ness of Thy face this day.", "prose": ["O who will show us any good,", "Exclaims the faithless multitude;", "But lift on us, O lord, we pray,", "The brightness of Thy face this day."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "More joy from Thee has filled my heart Than great a -- bun -- dance could im -- part; I lay me down to peace -- ful sleep, For Thou, O Lord, dost safe -- ly keep.", "prose": ["More joy from Thee has filled my heart", "Than great abundance could impart;", "I lay me down to peaceful sleep,", "For Thou, O Lord, dost safely keep."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}