{"slug": "teach-me-o-lord-thy-way-of-truth", "title": "Instruction in the Divine Law", "first_line": "Teach me, O Lord, Thy way of truth", "author_source": "The Psalter, 1912", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 8, 8, 8], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 119, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 119"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "psalter-1912", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "encoding_origin": "hymnary.org (selection 325) 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 119, selection 325. 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": "Teach me, O Lord, Thy way of truth, And from it I will not de -- part; That I may stead -- fast -- ly o -- bey, Give me an un -- der -- stand -- ing heart.", "prose": ["Teach me, O Lord, Thy way of truth,", "And from it I will not depart;", "That I may steadfastly obey,", "Give me an understanding heart."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "In Thy com -- mand -- ments make me walk, For in Thy law my joy shall be; Give me a heart that loves Thy will, From dis -- con -- tent and en -- vy free.", "prose": ["In Thy commandments make me walk,", "For in Thy law my joy shall be;", "Give me a heart that loves Thy will,", "From discontent and envy free."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Turn Thou my eyes from van -- i -- ty, And cause me in thy ways to tread; O let Thy ser -- vant prove Thy word And thus to god -- ly fear be led.", "prose": ["Turn Thou my eyes from vanity,", "And cause me in thy ways to tread;", "O let Thy servant prove Thy word", "And thus to godly fear be led."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Turn Thou a -- way re -- proach and fear; Thy right -- eous judg -- ments I con -- fess; To know Thy pre -- cepts i de -- sire, Re -- vive me in thy right -- eous -- ness.", "prose": ["Turn Thou away reproach and fear;", "Thy righteous judgments I confess;", "To know Thy precepts i desire,", "Revive me in thy righteousness."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}