{"slug": "o-lord-thou-judge-of-all-the-earth", "title": "God the Righteous Judge", "first_line": "O Lord, Thou Judge of all the earth", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 94, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 94"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 253) 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 94, selection 253. 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 Lord, Thou Judge of all the earth, To Whom all ven -- geance doth be -- long, A -- rise and show Thy glo -- ry forth, Re -- quite the proud, con -- demn the wrong.", "prose": ["O Lord, Thou Judge of all the earth,", "To Whom all vengeance doth belong,", "Arise and show Thy glory forth,", "Requite the proud, condemn the wrong."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "How long, O Lord, in boast -- ful pride Shall wick -- ed men tri -- um -- phant stand? How long shall they af -- flict Thy saints And dev -- as -- tate Thy cho -- sen land?", "prose": ["How long, O Lord, in boastful pride", "Shall wicked men triumphant stand?", "How long shall they afflict Thy saints", "And devastate Thy chosen land?"]}, "3": {"syllabified": "The wid -- ow and the fa -- ther -- less They slay, and help -- less stran -- gers smith; The faith -- ful God they do not fear, They say the Lord will not re -- quite.", "prose": ["The widow and the fatherless", "They slay, and helpless strangers smith;", "The faithful God they do not fear,", "They say the Lord will not requite."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Be wise, ye fools and brut -- ish men; Shall not He see Who formed the eye? Shall not He hear Who formed the ear, And judge, Who reign -- eth, God Most High?", "prose": ["Be wise, ye fools and brutish men;", "Shall not He see Who formed the eye?", "Shall not He hear Who formed the ear,", "And judge, Who reigneth, God Most High?"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The Lord will judge in right -- eous -- ness, From Him all truth and knowl -- edge flow; The fool -- ish thoughts of wick -- ed men, How vain they are the Lord doth know.", "prose": ["The Lord will judge in righteousness,", "From Him all truth and knowledge flow;", "The foolish thoughts of wicked men,", "How vain they are the Lord doth know."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "That man is blest whom Thou, O Lord, With chas -- tening hand dost teach Thy will, For in the day when sin -- ners fall That man in peace a -- bid -- eth still.", "prose": ["That man is blest whom Thou, O Lord,", "With chastening hand dost teach Thy will,", "For in the day when sinners fall", "That man in peace abideth still."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "The Lord will not cast off His own, Nor His in -- her -- i -- tance for -- sake; Just judg -- ment shall at length pre -- vail, And up -- right hearts shall cour -- age take.", "prose": ["The Lord will not cast off His own,", "Nor His inheritance forsake;", "Just judgment shall at length prevail,", "And upright hearts shall courage take."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Who will a -- rise for my de -- fense A -- gainst the wick -- ed in the land? A -- gainst in -- iq -- ui -- ty and wrong What man for me will val -- iant stand?", "prose": ["Who will arise for my defense", "Against the wicked in the land?", "Against iniquity and wrong", "What man for me will valiant stand?"]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Un -- less the Lord had been my help, My life had quick -- ly passed a -- way; But when my foot had al -- most slipped, O Lord, Thy mer -- cy was my stay.", "prose": ["Unless the Lord had been my help,", "My life had quickly passed away;", "But when my foot had almost slipped,", "O Lord, Thy mercy was my stay."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "A -- mid the doubts that fill my mind Thy com -- forts, Lord, bring joy to me; Can wick -- ed -- ness, though throned in might, Have fel -- low -- ship, O Lord, with Thee?", "prose": ["Amid the doubts that fill my mind", "Thy comforts, Lord, bring joy to me;", "Can wickedness, though throned in might,", "Have fellowship, O Lord, with Thee?"]}, "11": {"syllabified": "The wick -- ed, in their might ar -- rayed, A -- gainst the right -- eous join their power, But to the Lord I flee for help, He is my ref -- uge and my tower.", "prose": ["The wicked, in their might arrayed,", "Against the righteous join their power,", "But to the Lord I flee for help,", "He is my refuge and my tower."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Our God, the ref -- uge of His saints, Will fight a -- gainst in -- iq -- ui -- ty; A -- ven -- ger of the in -- no -- cent The Lord om -- nip -- o -- tent will be.", "prose": ["Our God, the refuge of His saints,", "Will fight against iniquity;", "Avenger of the innocent", "The Lord omnipotent will be."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}