{"slug": "save-me-o-god-by-thy-great-name", "title": "Save Me, O God, by Thy Great Name", "first_line": "Save me, O God, by thy great name", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 54, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 54"], "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 54. 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": "Save me, O God, by thy great name, and judge me by thy strength: My pray -- er hear, O God; give ear un -- to my words at length.", "prose": ["Save me, O God, by thy great name,", "and judge me by thy strength:", "My prayer hear, O God; give ear", "unto my words at length."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "For they that stran -- gers are to me do up a -- gainst me rise; Op -- pres -- sors seek my soul, and God set not be -- fore their eyes.", "prose": ["For they that strangers are to me", "do up against me rise;", "Oppressors seek my soul, and God", "set not before their eyes."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "The Lord my God my help -- er is, lo, there -- fore I am bold: He tak -- eth part with ev -- ery -- one that doth my soul up -- hold.", "prose": ["The Lord my God my helper is,", "lo, therefore I am bold:", "He taketh part with everyone", "that doth my soul uphold."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Un -- to mine en -- e -- mies he shall mis -- chief and ill re -- pay: O for thy truth's sake cut them off, and sweep them clean a -- way.", "prose": ["Unto mine enemies he shall", "mischief and ill repay:", "O for thy truth's sake cut them off,", "and sweep them clean away."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "I will a sac -- ri -- fice to thee give with free will -- ing -- ness; Thy name, O Lord, be -- cause 'tis good, with praise I will con -- fess.", "prose": ["I will a sacrifice to thee", "give with free willingness;", "Thy name, O Lord, because 'tis good,", "with praise I will confess."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "For he hath me de -- liv -- er -- ed from all ad -- ver -- si -- ties; And his de -- sire mine eye hath seen up -- on mine en -- e -- mies.", "prose": ["For he hath me delivered", "from all adversities;", "And his desire mine eye hath seen", "upon mine enemies."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}