{"slug": "o-jehovah-hear-my-words", "title": "Prayer and Protection", "first_line": "O Jehovah, hear my words", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 5, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 5"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 11) 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 5, selection 11. 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 Je -- ho -- vah, hear my words, To my tho'ts at -- ten -- tive be; Hear my cry, my King, my God, I will make my prayer to Thee.", "prose": ["O Jehovah, hear my words,", "To my tho'ts attentive be;", "Hear my cry, my King, my God,", "I will make my prayer to Thee."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "With the morn -- ing light, O Lord, Thou shalt hear my voice a -- rise, And ex -- pec -- tant I will bring Prayer as morn -- ing sac -- ri -- fice.", "prose": ["With the morning light, O Lord,", "Thou shalt hear my voice arise,", "And expectant I will bring", "Prayer as morning sacrifice."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O let all that trust thy care Ev -- er glad and joy -- ful be; Let them joy who love Thy Name, Safe -- ly guard -- ed, Lord, by Thee.", "prose": ["O let all that trust thy care", "Ever glad and joyful be;", "Let them joy who love Thy Name,", "Safely guarded, Lord, by Thee."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For a bless -- ing from Thy store To the right -- eous Thou wilt yield; Thou wilt com -- pass him a -- bout With thy fa -- vor as a shield.", "prose": ["For a blessing from Thy store", "To the righteous Thou wilt yield;", "Thou wilt compass him about", "With thy favor as a shield."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}