{"slug": "o-lord-god-unto-whom-alone", "title": "O Lord God, unto Whom Alone", "first_line": "O Lord God, unto whom alone", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 94, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 94"], "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 94. 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 God, un -- to whom a -- lone all ven -- geance doth be -- long; O might -- y God, who ven -- geance own'st, shine forth, a -- veng -- ing wrong.", "prose": ["O Lord God, unto whom alone", "all vengeance doth belong;", "O mighty God, who vengeance own'st,", "shine forth, avenging wrong."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lift up thy -- self, thou of the earth the sov -- 'reign Judge that art; And un -- to those that are so proud a due re -- ward im -- part.", "prose": ["Lift up thyself, thou of the earth", "the sov'reign Judge that art;", "And unto those that are so proud", "a due reward impart."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "How long, O might -- y God, shall they who lewd and wick -- ed be, How long shall they who wick -- ed are thus tri -- umph haugh -- ti -- ly?", "prose": ["How long, O mighty God, shall they", "who lewd and wicked be,", "How long shall they who wicked are", "thus triumph haughtily?"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "How long shall things most hard by them be ut -- ter -- ed and told? And all that work in -- iq -- ui -- ty to boast them -- selves be bold?", "prose": ["How long shall things most hard by them", "be uttered and told?", "And all that work iniquity", "to boast themselves be bold?"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Thy folk they break in piec -- es, Lord, thine her -- i -- tage op -- press: The wid -- ow they and stran -- ger slay, and kill the fa -- ther -- less.", "prose": ["Thy folk they break in pieces, Lord,", "thine heritage oppress:", "The widow they and stranger slay,", "and kill the fatherless."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Yet say they, God it shall not see nor God of Ja -- cob know. Ye brut -- ish peo -- ple! un -- der -- stand; fools! when wise will ye grow?", "prose": ["Yet say they, God it shall not see", "nor God of Jacob know.", "Ye brutish people! understand;", "fools! when wise will ye grow?"]}, "7": {"syllabified": "The Lord did plant the ear of man, and hear then shall not he? He on -- ly formed the eye, and then shall he not clear -- ly see?", "prose": ["The Lord did plant the ear of man,", "and hear then shall not he?", "He only formed the eye, and then", "shall he not clearly see?"]}, "8": {"syllabified": "He that the na -- tions doth cor -- rect, shall he not chas -- tise you? He knowl -- edge un -- to man doth teach, and shall him -- self not know?", "prose": ["He that the nations doth correct,", "shall he not chastise you?", "He knowledge unto man doth teach,", "and shall himself not know?"]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Man's thoughts to be but van -- i -- ty the Lord doth well dis -- cern. Bless'd is the man thou chas -- t'nest, Lord, and mak'st thy law to learn:", "prose": ["Man's thoughts to be but vanity", "the Lord doth well discern.", "Bless'd is the man thou chast'nest, Lord,", "and mak'st thy law to learn:"]}, "10": {"syllabified": "That thou may'st give him rest from days of sad ad -- ver -- si -- ty, Un -- til the pit be digged for those that work in -- iq -- ui -- ty.", "prose": ["That thou may'st give him rest from days", "of sad adversity,", "Until the pit be digged for those", "that work iniquity."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "For sure the Lord will not cast off those that his peo -- ple be, Nei -- ther his own in -- her -- i -- tance quit and for -- sake will he:", "prose": ["For sure the Lord will not cast off", "those that his people be,", "Neither his own inheritance", "quit and forsake will he:"]}, "12": {"syllabified": "But judg -- ment un -- to right -- eous -- ness shall yet re -- turn a -- gain; And all shall fol -- low af -- ter it that are right -- heart -- ed men.", "prose": ["But judgment unto righteousness", "shall yet return again;", "And all shall follow after it", "that are right-hearted men."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Who will rise up for me a -- gainst those that do wick -- ed -- ly? Who will stand up for me 'gainst those that work in -- iq -- ui -- ty?", "prose": ["Who will rise up for me against", "those that do wickedly?", "Who will stand up for me 'gainst those", "that work iniquity?"]}, "14": {"syllabified": "Un -- less the Lord had been my help when I was sore op -- pressed, Al -- most my soul had in the house of si -- lence been at rest.", "prose": ["Unless the Lord had been my help", "when I was sore oppressed,", "Almost my soul had in the house", "of silence been at rest."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "When I had ut -- ter -- ed this word, (my foot doth slip a -- way), Thy mer -- cy held me up, O Lord, thy good -- ness did me stay.", "prose": ["When I had uttered this word,", "(my foot doth slip away),", "Thy mercy held me up, O Lord,", "thy goodness did me stay."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "A -- midst the mul -- ti -- tude of thoughts which in my heart do fight, My soul, lest it be o -- ver -- charged, thy com -- forts do de -- light.", "prose": ["Amidst the multitude of thoughts", "which in my heart do fight,", "My soul, lest it be overcharged,", "thy comforts do delight."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Shall of in -- iq -- ui -- ty the throne have fel -- low -- ship with thee, Which mis -- chief, cun -- ning -- ly con -- trived, doth by a law de -- cree?", "prose": ["Shall of iniquity the throne", "have fellowship with thee,", "Which mischief, cunningly contrived,", "doth by a law decree?"]}, "18": {"syllabified": "A -- gainst the right -- eous souls they join, they guilt -- less blood con -- demn. But of my ref -- uge God's the rock, and my de -- fence from them.", "prose": ["Against the righteous souls they join,", "they guiltless blood condemn.", "But of my refuge God's the rock,", "and my defence from them."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "On them their own in -- iq -- ui -- ty the Lord shall bring and lay, And cut them off in their own sin; our Lord God shall them slay.", "prose": ["On them their own iniquity", "the Lord shall bring and lay,", "And cut them off in their own sin;", "our Lord God shall them slay."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}