{"slug": "o-lord-my-god-in-thee-do-i", "title": "O Lord My God, in Thee Do I", "first_line": "O Lord my God, in thee do I", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 7, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 7"], "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 7. 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 my God, in thee do I my con -- fi -- dence re -- pose: Save and de -- liv -- er me from all my per -- se -- cut -- ing foes;", "prose": ["O Lord my God, in thee do I", "my confidence repose:", "Save and deliver me from all", "my persecuting foes;"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Lest that the en -- e -- my my soul should, like a li -- on, tear, In piec -- es rend -- ing it, while there is no de -- liv -- er -- er.", "prose": ["Lest that the enemy my soul", "should, like a lion, tear,", "In pieces rending it, while there", "is no deliverer."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "O Lord my God, if it be so that I com -- mitt -- ed this; If it be so that in my hands in -- iq -- ui -- ty there is:", "prose": ["O Lord my God, if it be so", "that I committed this;", "If it be so that in my hands", "iniquity there is:"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "If I re -- ward -- ed ill to him that was at peace with me; (Yea, ev'n the man that with -- out cause my foe was I did free);", "prose": ["If I rewarded ill to him", "that was at peace with me;", "(Yea, ev'n the man that without cause", "my foe was I did free);"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Then let the foe pur -- sue and take my soul, and my life thrust Down to the earth, and let him lay mine hon -- our in the dust.", "prose": ["Then let the foe pursue and take", "my soul, and my life thrust", "Down to the earth, and let him lay", "mine honour in the dust."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Rise in thy wrath, Lord, raise thy -- self, for my foes rag -- ing be; And, to the judg -- ment which thou hast com -- mand -- ed, wake for me.", "prose": ["Rise in thy wrath, Lord, raise thyself,", "for my foes raging be;", "And, to the judgment which thou hast", "commanded, wake for me."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "So shall th'as -- sem -- bly of thy folk a -- bout en -- com -- pass thee: Thou there -- fore, for their sakes, re -- turn un -- to thy place on high.", "prose": ["So shall th' assembly of thy folk", "about encompass thee:", "Thou therefore, for their sakes, return", "unto thy place on high."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "The Lord he shall the peo -- ple judge: my judge, JE -- HO -- VAH, be, Af -- ter my right -- eous -- ness, and mine in -- teg -- ri -- ty in me.", "prose": ["The Lord he shall the people judge:", "my judge, JEHOVAH, be,", "After my righteousness, and mine", "integrity in me."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "O let the wi -- cked's mal -- ice end; but stab -- lish sted -- fast -- ly The right -- eous: for the right -- eous God the hearts and reins doth try.", "prose": ["O let the wicked's malice end;", "but stablish stedfastly", "The righteous: for the righteous God", "the hearts and reins doth try."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "In God, who saves th'up -- right in heart, is my de -- fence and stay. God just men judg -- eth, God is wroth with ill men ev -- 'ry day.", "prose": ["In God, who saves th' upright in heart,", "is my defence and stay.", "God just men judgeth, God is wroth", "with ill men ev'ry day."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "If he do not re -- turn a -- gain, then he his sword will whet; His bow he hath al -- read -- y bent, and hath it read -- y set:", "prose": ["If he do not return again,", "then he his sword will whet;", "His bow he hath already bent,", "and hath it ready set:"]}, "12": {"syllabified": "He al -- so hath for him pre -- pared the in -- stru -- ments of death; A -- gainst the per -- se -- cu -- tors he his shafts or -- dain -- ed hath.", "prose": ["He also hath for him prepared", "the instruments of death;", "Against the persecutors he", "his shafts ordained hath."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Be -- hold, he with in -- iq -- ui -- ty doth tra -- vail, as in birth; A mis -- chief he con -- ceiv -- ed hath, and false -- hood shall bring forth.", "prose": ["Behold, he with iniquity", "doth travail, as in birth;", "A mischief he conceived hath,", "and falsehood shall bring forth."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "He made a pit, and digged it deep, an -- oth -- er there to take; But he is fall'n in -- to the ditch which he him -- self did make.", "prose": ["He made a pit, and digged it deep,", "another there to take;", "But he is fall'n into the ditch", "which he himself did make."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "Up -- on his own head his mis -- chief shall be re -- turn -- ed home; His vi -- 'lent deal -- ing al -- so down on his own pate shall come.", "prose": ["Upon his own head his mischief", "shall be returned home;", "His vi'lent dealing also down", "on his own pate shall come."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "Ac -- cord -- ing to his right -- eous -- ness the Lord I'll mag -- ni -- fy; And will sing praise un -- to the name of God that is most high.", "prose": ["According to his righteousness", "the Lord I'll magnify;", "And will sing praise unto the name", "of God that is most high."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}