{"slug": "o-thou-the-god-of-all-my-praise", "title": "O Thou the God of All My Praise", "first_line": "O thou the God of all my praise", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 109, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 109"], "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 109. 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 thou the God of all my praise, do thou not hold thy peace; For mouths of wick -- ed men to speak a -- gainst me do not cease:", "prose": ["O thou the God of all my praise,", "do thou not hold thy peace;", "For mouths of wicked men to speak", "against me do not cease:"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "The mouths of vile de -- ceit -- ful men a -- gainst me o -- pened be; And with a false and ly -- ing tongue they have ac -- cus -- ed me.", "prose": ["The mouths of vile deceitful men", "against me opened be;", "And with a false and lying tongue", "they have accused me."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "They did be -- set me round a -- bout with words of hate -- ful spite; And though to them no cause I gave, a -- gainst me they did fight.", "prose": ["They did beset me round about", "with words of hateful spite;", "And though to them no cause I gave,", "against me they did fight."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "They for my love be -- came my foes, but I me set to pray. E -- vil for good, ha -- tred for love, to me they did re -- pay.", "prose": ["They for my love became my foes,", "but I me set to pray.", "Evil for good, hatred for love,", "to me they did repay."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Set thou the wick -- ed o -- ver him; and up -- on his right hand Give thou his great -- est en -- e -- my, ev'n Sa -- tan, leave to stand.", "prose": ["Set thou the wicked over him;", "and upon his right hand", "Give thou his greatest enemy,", "ev'n Satan, leave to stand."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "And when by thee he shall be judged, let him con -- demn -- ed be; And let his pray'r be turned to sin, when he shall call on thee.", "prose": ["And when by thee he shall be judged,", "let him condemned be;", "And let his pray'r be turned to sin,", "when he shall call on thee."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Few be his days, and in his room his charge an -- oth -- er take. His chil -- dren let be fa -- ther -- less, his wife a wid -- ow make.", "prose": ["Few be his days, and in his room", "his charge another take.", "His children let be fatherless,", "his wife a widow make."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "His chil -- dren let be vag -- a -- bonds, and beg con -- tin -- ual -- ly; And from their plac -- es des -- o -- late seek bread for their sup -- ply.", "prose": ["His children let be vagabonds,", "and beg continually;", "And from their places desolate", "seek bread for their supply."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Let cov -- et -- ous ex -- tor -- tion -- ers catch all he hath a -- way: Of all for which he la -- boured hath let stran -- gers make a prey.", "prose": ["Let covetous extortioners", "catch all he hath away:", "Of all for which he laboured hath", "let strangers make a prey."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Let there be none to pit -- y him, let there be none at all That on his chil -- dren fa -- ther -- less will let his mer -- cy fall.", "prose": ["Let there be none to pity him,", "let there be none at all", "That on his children fatherless", "will let his mercy fall."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Let his pos -- ter -- i -- ty from earth cut off for ev -- er be, And in the fol -- l'wing age their name be blott -- ed out by thee.", "prose": ["Let his posterity from earth", "cut off for ever be,", "And in the foll'wing age their name", "be blotted out by thee."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Let God his fa -- ther's wick -- ed -- ness still to re -- mem -- brance call; And nev -- er let his moth -- er's sin be blott -- ed out at all.", "prose": ["Let God his father's wickedness", "still to remembrance call;", "And never let his mother's sin", "be blotted out at all."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "But let them all be -- fore the Lord ap -- pear con -- tin -- ual -- ly, That he may whol -- ly from the earth cut off their mem -- o -- ry.", "prose": ["But let them all before the Lord", "appear continually,", "That he may wholly from the earth", "cut off their memory."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause he mer -- cy mind -- ed not, but per -- se -- cut -- ed still The poor and need -- y, that he might the bro -- ken -- heart -- ed kill.", "prose": ["Because he mercy minded not,", "but persecuted still", "The poor and needy, that he might", "the broken-hearted kill."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "As he in curs -- ing plea -- sure took, so let it to him fall; As he de -- light -- ed not to bless, so bless him not at all.", "prose": ["As he in cursing pleasure took,", "so let it to him fall;", "As he delighted not to bless,", "so bless him not at all."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "As curs -- ing he like clothes put on, in -- to his bow -- els so, Like wa -- ter, and in -- to his bones, like oil, down let it go.", "prose": ["As cursing he like clothes put on,", "into his bowels so,", "Like water, and into his bones,", "like oil, down let it go."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Like to the gar -- ment let it be which doth him -- self ar -- ray, And for a gird -- le, where -- with he is girt a -- bout al -- way.", "prose": ["Like to the garment let it be", "which doth himself array,", "And for a girdle, wherewith he", "is girt about alway."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "From God let this be their re -- ward that en -- 'mies are to me, And their re -- ward that speak a -- gainst my soul ma -- li -- cious -- ly.", "prose": ["From God let this be their reward", "that en'mies are to me,", "And their reward that speak against", "my soul maliciously."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "But do thou, for thine own name's sake, O God the Lord, for me: Sith good and sweet thy mer -- cy is, from trou -- ble set me free.", "prose": ["But do thou, for thine own name's sake,", "O God the Lord, for me:", "Sith good and sweet thy mercy is,", "from trouble set me free."]}, "20": {"syllabified": "For I am poor and in -- di -- gent, af -- flic -- ted sore am I, My heart with -- in me al -- so is woun -- ded ex -- ceed -- ing -- ly.", "prose": ["For I am poor and indigent,", "afflicted sore am I,", "My heart within me also is", "wounded exceedingly."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "I pass like a de -- clin -- ing shade, am like the lo -- cust tossed: My knees through fast -- ing weak -- ened are, my flesh hath fat -- ness lost.", "prose": ["I pass like a declining shade,", "am like the locust tossed:", "My knees through fasting weakened are,", "my flesh hath fatness lost."]}, "22": {"syllabified": "I al -- so am a vile re -- proach un -- to them made to be; And they that did up -- on me look did shake their heads at me.", "prose": ["I also am a vile reproach", "unto them made to be;", "And they that did upon me look", "did shake their heads at me."]}, "23": {"syllabified": "O do thou help and suc -- cour me, who art my God and Lord: And, for thy ten -- der mer -- cy's sake, safe -- ty to me af -- ford:", "prose": ["O do thou help and succour me,", "who art my God and Lord:", "And, for thy tender mercy's sake,", "safety to me afford:"]}, "24": {"syllabified": "That there -- by they may know that this is thy al -- might -- y hand; And that thou, Lord, hast done the same, they may well un -- der -- stand.", "prose": ["That thereby they may know that this", "is thy almighty hand;", "And that thou, Lord, hast done the same,", "they may well understand."]}, "25": {"syllabified": "Al -- though they curse with spite, yet, Lord, bless thou with lov -- ing voice: Let them a -- shamed be when they rise; thy ser -- vant let re -- joice.", "prose": ["Although they curse with spite, yet, Lord,", "bless thou with loving voice:", "Let them ashamed be when they rise;", "thy servant let rejoice."]}, "26": {"syllabified": "Let thou mine ad -- ver -- sar -- ies all with shame be clothed o -- ver; And let their own con -- fu -- si -- on them, as a mant -- le, cov -- er.", "prose": ["Let thou mine adversaries all", "with shame be clothed over;", "And let their own confusion", "them, as a mantle, cover."]}, "27": {"syllabified": "But as for me, I with my mouth will great -- ly praise the Lord; And I a -- mong the mul -- ti -- tude his prais -- es will re -- cord.", "prose": ["But as for me, I with my mouth", "will greatly praise the Lord;", "And I among the multitude", "his praises will record."]}, "28": {"syllabified": "For he shall stand at his right hand who is in pov -- er -- ty, To save him from all those that would con -- demn his soul to die.", "prose": ["For he shall stand at his right hand", "who is in poverty,", "To save him from all those that would", "condemn his soul to die."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}