{"slug": "o-lord-do-thou-bow-down-thine-ear", "title": "O Lord, Do Thou Bow Down Thine Ear", "first_line": "O Lord, do thou bow down thine ear", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 86, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 86"], "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 86. 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": "O Lord, do thou bow down thine ear, and hear me gra -- cious -- ly; Be -- cause I sore af -- flic -- ted am, and am in pov -- er -- ty.", "prose": ["O Lord, do thou bow down thine ear,", "and hear me graciously;", "Because I sore afflicted am,", "and am in poverty."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause I'm ho -- ly, let my soul by thee pre -- serv -- ed be: O thou my God, thy ser -- vant save, that puts his trust in thee.", "prose": ["Because I'm holy, let my soul", "by thee preserved be:", "O thou my God, thy servant save,", "that puts his trust in thee."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Sith un -- to thee I dai -- ly cry, be mer -- ci -- ful to me. Re -- joice thy ser -- vant's soul; for, Lord, I lift my soul to thee.", "prose": ["Sith unto thee I daily cry,", "be merciful to me.", "Rejoice thy servant's soul; for, Lord,", "I lift my soul to thee."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "For thou art gra -- ci -- ous, O Lord, and read -- y to for -- give; And rich in mer -- cy, all that call up -- on thee to re -- lieve.", "prose": ["For thou art gracious, O Lord,", "and ready to forgive;", "And rich in mercy, all that call", "upon thee to relieve."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Hear, Lord, my pray'r; un -- to the voice of my re -- quest at -- tend: In trou -- blous times I'll call on thee; for thou wilt an -- swer send.", "prose": ["Hear, Lord, my pray'r; unto the voice", "of my request attend:", "In troublous times I'll call on thee;", "for thou wilt answer send."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Lord, there is none a -- mong the gods that may with thee com -- pare; And like the works which thou hast done, not an -- y work is there.", "prose": ["Lord, there is none among the gods", "that may with thee compare;", "And like the works which thou hast done,", "not any work is there."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "All na -- tions whom thou mad'st shall come and wor -- ship rev -- 'rent -- ly Be -- fore thy face; and they, O Lord, thy name shall glo -- ri -- fy.", "prose": ["All nations whom thou mad'st shall come", "and worship rev'rently", "Before thy face; and they, O Lord,", "thy name shall glorify."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause thou art exce -- ed -- ing great, and works by thee are done Which are to be ad -- mired; and thou art God thy -- self a -- lone.", "prose": ["Because thou art exceeding great,", "and works by thee are done", "Which are to be admired; and thou", "art God thyself alone."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Teach me thy way, and in thy truth, O Lord, then walk will I; U -- nite my heart, that I thy name may fear con -- tin -- ual -- ly.", "prose": ["Teach me thy way, and in thy truth,", "O Lord, then walk will I;", "Unite my heart, that I thy name", "may fear continually."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "O Lord my God, with all my heart to thee I will give praise; And I the glo -- ry will as -- cribe un -- to thy name al -- ways:", "prose": ["O Lord my God, with all my heart", "to thee I will give praise;", "And I the glory will ascribe", "unto thy name always:"]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause thy mer -- cy to -- ward me in great -- ness doth ex -- cel; And thou de -- liv -- ered hast my soul out from the low -- est hell.", "prose": ["Because thy mercy toward me", "in greatness doth excel;", "And thou delivered hast my soul", "out from the lowest hell."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "O God, the proud a -- gainst me rise, and vi -- 'lent men have met, That for my soul have sought; and thee be -- fore them have not set.", "prose": ["O God, the proud against me rise,", "and vi'lent men have met,", "That for my soul have sought; and thee", "before them have not set."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "But thou art full of pit -- y, Lord, a God most gra -- ci -- ous, Long -- suf -- fer -- ing, and in thy truth and mer -- cy plen -- te -- ous.", "prose": ["But thou art full of pity, Lord,", "a God most gracious,", "Long-suffering, and in thy truth", "and mercy plenteous."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "O turn to me thy coun -- ten -- ance, and mer -- cy on me have; Thy ser -- vant streng -- then, and the son of thine own hand -- maid save.", "prose": ["O turn to me thy countenance,", "and mercy on me have;", "Thy servant strengthen, and the son", "of thine own handmaid save."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "Show me a sign for good, that they which do me hate may see, And be a -- shamed; be -- cause thou, Lord, didst help and com -- fort me.", "prose": ["Show me a sign for good, that they", "which do me hate may see,", "And be ashamed; because thou, Lord,", "didst help and comfort me."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}