{"slug": "plead-lord-with-those-that-plead-and-fight", "title": "Plead, Lord, with Those That Plead; and Fight", "first_line": "Plead, Lord, with those that plead; and fight", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 35, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 35"], "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 35. 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": "Plead, Lord, with those that plead; and fight with those that fight with me. Of shield and buck -- ler take thou hold, stand up mine help to be.", "prose": ["Plead, Lord, with those that plead; and fight", "with those that fight with me.", "Of shield and buckler take thou hold,", "stand up mine help to be."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Draw al -- so out the spear, and do a -- gainst them stop the way That me pur -- sue: un -- to my soul, I'm thy sal -- va -- tion, say.", "prose": ["Draw also out the spear, and do", "against them stop the way", "That me pursue: unto my soul,", "I'm thy salvation, say."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Let them con -- found -- ed be and shamed that for my soul have sought: Who plot my hurt turned back be they, and to con -- fu -- sion brought.", "prose": ["Let them confounded be and shamed", "that for my soul have sought:", "Who plot my hurt turned back be they,", "and to confusion brought."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Let them be like un -- to the chaff that flies be -- fore the wind; And let the an -- gel of the Lord pur -- sue them hard be -- hind.", "prose": ["Let them be like unto the chaff", "that flies before the wind;", "And let the angel of the Lord", "pursue them hard behind."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "With dark -- ness cov -- er thou their way, and let it slip -- p'ry prove; And let the an -- gel of the Lord pur -- sue them from a -- bove.", "prose": ["With darkness cover thou their way,", "and let it slipp'ry prove;", "And let the angel of the Lord", "pursue them from above."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "For with -- out cause have they for me their net hid in a pit, They al -- so have with -- out a cause for my soul digg -- ed it.", "prose": ["For without cause have they for me", "their net hid in a pit,", "They also have without a cause", "for my soul digged it."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Let ru -- in seize him un -- a -- wares; his net he hid with -- al Him -- self let catch; and in the same de -- struc -- tion let him fall.", "prose": ["Let ruin seize him unawares;", "his net he hid withal", "Himself let catch; and in the same", "destruction let him fall."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "My soul in God shall joy; and glad in his sal -- va -- tion be: And all my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like un -- to thee,", "prose": ["My soul in God shall joy; and glad", "in his salvation be:", "And all my bones shall say, O Lord,", "who is like unto thee,"]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Which dost the poor set free from him that is for him too strong; The poor and need -- y from the man that spoils and does him wrong?", "prose": ["Which dost the poor set free from him", "that is for him too strong;", "The poor and needy from the man", "that spoils and does him wrong?"]}, "10": {"syllabified": "False wit -- nes -- ses rose; to my charge things I not knew they laid. They, to the spoil -- ing of my soul, me ill for good re -- paid.", "prose": ["False witnesses rose; to my charge", "things I not knew they laid.", "They, to the spoiling of my soul,", "me ill for good repaid."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "But as for me, when they were sick, in sack -- cloth sad I mourned: My hum -- bled soul did fast, my prayer in -- to my bos -- om turned.", "prose": ["But as for me, when they were sick,", "in sackcloth sad I mourned:", "My humbled soul did fast, my prayer", "into my bosom turned."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "My -- self I did be -- have as he had been my friend or broth -- er; I heav -- i -- ly bowed down, as one that mourn -- eth for his moth -- er.", "prose": ["Myself I did behave as he", "had been my friend or brother;", "I heavily bowed down, as one", "that mourneth for his mother."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "But in my trou -- ble they re -- joiced, gath -- 'ring them -- selves to -- geth -- er; Yea, ab -- jects vile to -- geth -- er did them -- selves a -- gainst me gath -- er:", "prose": ["But in my trouble they rejoiced,", "gath'ring themselves together;", "Yea, abjects vile together did", "themselves against me gather:"]}, "14": {"syllabified": "I knew it not; they did me tear, and qui -- et would not be. With mock -- ing hyp -- o -- crites, at feasts they gnashed their teeth at me.", "prose": ["I knew it not; they did me tear,", "and quiet would not be.", "With mocking hypocrites, at feasts", "they gnashed their teeth at me."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "How long, Lord, look'st thou on? from those de -- struc -- tions they in -- tend Res -- cue my soul, from li -- ons young my dar -- ling do de -- fend.", "prose": ["How long, Lord, look'st thou on? from those", "destructions they intend", "Rescue my soul, from lions young", "my darling do defend."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, with -- in th'as -- sem -- bly great; And where much peo -- ple gath -- ered are thy prais -- es forth will set.", "prose": ["I will give thanks to thee, O Lord,", "within th' assembly great;", "And where much people gathered are", "thy praises forth will set."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Let not my wrong -- ful en -- e -- mies proud -- ly re -- joice o'er me; Nor who me hate with -- out a cause, let them wink with the eye.", "prose": ["Let not my wrongful enemies", "proudly rejoice o'er me;", "Nor who me hate without a cause,", "let them wink with the eye."]}, "18": {"syllabified": "For peace they do not speak at all; but craf -- ty plots pre -- pare A -- gainst all those with -- in the land that meek and qui -- et are.", "prose": ["For peace they do not speak at all;", "but crafty plots prepare", "Against all those within the land", "that meek and quiet are."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "With mouths set wide, they 'gainst me said, Ha, ha! our eye doth see. Lord, thou hast seen, hold not thy peace; Lord, be not far from me.", "prose": ["With mouths set wide, they 'gainst me said,", "Ha, ha! our eye doth see.", "Lord, thou hast seen, hold not thy peace;", "Lord, be not far from me."]}, "20": {"syllabified": "Stir up thy -- self; wake, that thou may'st judg -- ment to me af -- ford, Ev'n to my cause, O thou that art my on -- ly God and Lord.", "prose": ["Stir up thyself; wake, that thou may'st", "judgment to me afford,", "Ev'n to my cause, O thou that art", "my only God and Lord."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "O Lord my God, do thou me judge af -- ter thy right -- eous -- ness; And let them not their joy 'gainst me tri -- um -- phant -- ly ex -- press:", "prose": ["O Lord my God, do thou me judge", "after thy righteousness;", "And let them not their joy 'gainst me", "triumphantly express:"]}, "22": {"syllabified": "Nor let them say with -- in their hearts, Ah, we would have it thus; Nor suf -- fer them to say, that he is swal -- lowed up by us.", "prose": ["Nor let them say within their hearts,", "Ah, we would have it thus;", "Nor suffer them to say, that he", "is swallowed up by us."]}, "23": {"syllabified": "Shamed and con -- found -- ed be they all that at my hurt are glad; Let those a -- gainst me that do boast with shame and scorn be clad.", "prose": ["Shamed and confounded be they all", "that at my hurt are glad;", "Let those against me that do boast", "with shame and scorn be clad."]}, "24": {"syllabified": "Let them that love my right -- eous cause be glad, shout, and not cease To say, The Lord be mag -- ni -- fied, who loves his ser -- vant's peace.", "prose": ["Let them that love my righteous cause", "be glad, shout, and not cease", "To say, The Lord be magnified,", "who loves his servant's peace."]}, "25": {"syllabified": "Thy right -- eous -- ness shall al -- so be de -- clar -- ed by my tongue; The prais -- es that be -- long to thee speak shall it all day long.", "prose": ["Thy righteousness shall also be", "declared by my tongue;", "The praises that belong to thee", "speak shall it all day long."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}