{"slug": "o-god-be-merciful-to-me-psalm-57", "title": "Danger and Rescue", "first_line": "O God, be merciful to me", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 57, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 57"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 154) 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 57, selection 154. 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": "O God, be mer -- ci -- ful to me, My soul for ref -- uge comes to Thee; Be -- neath Thy wings I safe will stay Un -- til these trou -- bles pass a -- way.", "prose": ["O God, be merciful to me,", "My soul for refuge comes to Thee;", "Beneath Thy wings I safe will stay", "Until these troubles pass away."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "To God most High shall rise my prayer, To God Who makes my wants His care; From heav'n He will sal -- va -- tion send, And me from ev -- 'ry foe de -- fend.", "prose": ["To God most High shall rise my prayer,", "To God Who makes my wants His care;", "From heav'n He will salvation send,", "And me from ev'ry foe defend."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Great foes and fierce my soul a -- larm, In -- flamed with rage and strong to harm, But God, from heav'n His dwell -- ing -- place, Will res -- cue me with truth and grace.", "prose": ["Great foes and fierce my soul alarm,", "Inflamed with rage and strong to harm,", "But God, from heav'n His dwelling-place,", "Will rescue me with truth and grace."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Be Thou, O God, ex -- al -- ted high, Yea, far a -- bove the star -- ry sky, And let Thy glo -- ry be dis -- played O'er all the earth Thy hands have made.", "prose": ["Be Thou, O God, exalted high,", "Yea, far above the starry sky,", "And let Thy glory be displayed", "O'er all the earth Thy hands have made."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}