{"slug": "o-lord-my-hope-and-confidence", "title": "O Lord, My Hope and Confidence", "first_line": "O Lord, my hope and confidence", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 71, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 71"], "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 71. 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 hope and con -- fi -- dence is placed in thee a -- lone; Then let thy ser -- vant nev -- er be put to con -- fu -- si -- on.", "prose": ["O Lord, my hope and confidence", "is placed in thee alone;", "Then let thy servant never be", "put to confusion."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "And let me, in thy right -- eous -- ness, from thee de -- liv -- 'rance have; Cause me es -- cape, in -- cline thine ear un -- to me, and me save.", "prose": ["And let me, in thy righteousness,", "from thee deliv'rance have;", "Cause me escape, incline thine ear", "unto me, and me save."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Be thou my dwel -- lin -- grock, to which I ev -- er may re -- sort: Thou gav'st com -- mand -- ment me to save, for thou'rt my rock and fort.", "prose": ["Be thou my dwelling-rock, to which", "I ever may resort:", "Thou gav'st commandment me to save,", "for thou'rt my rock and fort."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Free me, my God, from wick -- ed hands, hands cru -- el and un -- just: For thou, O Lord God, art my hope, and from my youth my trust.", "prose": ["Free me, my God, from wicked hands,", "hands cruel and unjust:", "For thou, O Lord God, art my hope,", "and from my youth my trust."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Thou from the womb didst hold me up; thou art the same that me Out of my moth -- er's bow -- els took; I ev -- er will praise thee.", "prose": ["Thou from the womb didst hold me up;", "thou art the same that me", "Out of my mother's bowels took;", "I ever will praise thee."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "To man -- y I a won -- der am; but thou'rt my ref -- uge strong. Filled let my mouth be with thy praise and hon -- our all day long.", "prose": ["To many I a wonder am;", "but thou'rt my refuge strong.", "Filled let my mouth be with thy praise", "and honour all day long."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "O do not cast me off, when as old age doth o -- ver -- take me; And when my strength de -- cay -- ed is, then do not thou for -- sake me.", "prose": ["O do not cast me off, when as", "old age doth overtake me;", "And when my strength decayed is,", "then do not thou forsake me."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "For those that are mine en -- e -- mies a -- gainst me speak with hate; And they to -- geth -- er coun -- sel take that for my soul lay wait.", "prose": ["For those that are mine enemies", "against me speak with hate;", "And they together counsel take", "that for my soul lay wait."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "They said, God leaves him; him pur -- sue and take: none will him save. Be thou not far from me, my God: thy spee -- dy help I crave.", "prose": ["They said, God leaves him; him pursue", "and take: none will him save.", "Be thou not far from me, my God:", "thy speedy help I crave."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Con -- found, con -- sume them, that un -- to my soul are en -- e -- mies: Clothed be they with re -- proach and shame that do my hurt de -- vise.", "prose": ["Confound, consume them, that unto", "my soul are enemies:", "Clothed be they with reproach and shame", "that do my hurt devise."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "But I with ex -- pec -- ta -- ti -- on will hope con -- tin -- ual -- ly; And yet with prais -- es more and more I will thee mag -- ni -- fy.", "prose": ["But I with expectation", "will hope continually;", "And yet with praises more and more", "I will thee magnify."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Thy jus -- tice and sal -- va -- ti -- on my mouth a -- broad shall show, Ev'n all the day; for I there -- of the num -- bers do not know.", "prose": ["Thy justice and salvation", "my mouth abroad shall show,", "Ev'n all the day; for I thereof", "the numbers do not know."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "And I will con -- stant -- ly go on in strength of God the Lord; And thine own right -- eous -- ness, ev'n thine a -- lone, I will re -- cord.", "prose": ["And I will constantly go on", "in strength of God the Lord;", "And thine own righteousness, ev'n thine", "alone, I will record."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "For e -- ven from my youth, O God, by thee I have been taught; And hith -- er -- to I have de -- clared the won -- ders thou hast wrought.", "prose": ["For even from my youth, O God,", "by thee I have been taught;", "And hitherto I have declared", "the wonders thou hast wrought."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "And now, Lord, leave me not, when I old and grey -- head -- ed grow: Till to this age thy strength and pow'r to all to come I show.", "prose": ["And now, Lord, leave me not, when I", "old and grey-headed grow:", "Till to this age thy strength and pow'r", "to all to come I show."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "And thy most per -- fect right -- eous -- ness, O Lord, is ver -- y high, Who has so great things done: O God, who is like un -- to thee?", "prose": ["And thy most perfect righteousness,", "O Lord, is very high,", "Who has so great things done: O God,", "who is like unto thee?"]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Thou, Lord, who great ad -- ver -- si -- ties, and sore, to me didst show, Shalt qui -- cken, and bring me a -- gain from depths of earth be -- low.", "prose": ["Thou, Lord, who great adversities,", "and sore, to me didst show,", "Shalt quicken, and bring me again", "from depths of earth below."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "My great -- ness and my pow'r thou wilt in -- crease, and far ex -- tend: On ev -- 'ry side a -- gainst all grief thou wilt me com -- fort send.", "prose": ["My greatness and my pow'r thou wilt", "increase, and far extend:", "On ev'ry side against all grief", "thou wilt me comfort send."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "Thee, ev'n thy truth, I'll al -- so praise, my God, with psal -- ter -- y: Thou Ho -- ly One of I -- sra -- el, with harp I'll sing to thee.", "prose": ["Thee, ev'n thy truth, I'll also praise,", "my God, with psaltery:", "Thou Holy One of Israel,", "with harp I'll sing to thee."]}, "20": {"syllabified": "My lips shall much re -- joice in thee, when I thy prais -- es sound; My soul, which thou re -- deem -- ed hast, in joy shall much a -- bound.", "prose": ["My lips shall much rejoice in thee,", "when I thy praises sound;", "My soul, which thou redeemed hast,", "in joy shall much abound."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "My tongue thy jus -- tice shall pro -- claim, con -- tin -- uing all day long; For they con -- found -- ed are, and shamed, that seek to do me wrong.", "prose": ["My tongue thy justice shall proclaim,", "continuing all day long;", "For they confounded are, and shamed,", "that seek to do me wrong."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}