{"slug": "the-lords-my-light-and-saving-health", "title": "The Lord's My Light and Saving Health", "first_line": "The Lord's my light and saving health", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 27, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 27"], "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 27. 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": "The Lord's my light and sav -- ing health, who shall make me dis -- mayed? My life's strength is the Lord, of whom then shall I be a -- fraid?", "prose": ["The Lord's my light and saving health,", "who shall make me dismayed?", "My life's strength is the Lord, of whom", "then shall I be afraid?"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "When as mine en -- e -- mies and foes, most wick -- ed per -- sons all, To eat my flesh a -- gainst me rose, they stum -- bled and did fall.", "prose": ["When as mine enemies and foes,", "most wicked persons all,", "To eat my flesh against me rose,", "they stumbled and did fall."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "A -- gainst me though an host en -- camp, my heart yet fear -- less is: Though war a -- gainst me rise, I will be con -- fi -- dent in this.", "prose": ["Against me though an host encamp,", "my heart yet fearless is:", "Though war against me rise, I will", "be confident in this."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "One thing I of the Lord de -- sired, and will seek to ob -- tain, That all days of my life I may with -- in God's house re -- main;", "prose": ["One thing I of the Lord desired,", "and will seek to obtain,", "That all days of my life I may", "within God's house remain;"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "That I the beau -- ty of the Lord be -- hold may and ad -- mire, And that I in his ho -- ly place may rev -- 'rent -- ly en -- quire.", "prose": ["That I the beauty of the Lord", "behold may and admire,", "And that I in his holy place", "may rev'rently enquire."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "For he in his pa -- vil -- ion shall me hide in e -- vil days; In se -- cret of his tent me hide, and on a rock me raise.", "prose": ["For he in his pavilion shall", "me hide in evil days;", "In secret of his tent me hide,", "and on a rock me raise."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "And now, ev'n at this pres -- ent time, mine head shall lift -- ed be A -- bove all those that are my foes, and round en -- com -- pass me:", "prose": ["And now, ev'n at this present time,", "mine head shall lifted be", "Above all those that are my foes,", "and round encompass me:"]}, "8": {"syllabified": "There -- fore un -- to his tab -- er -- nac -- le I'll sac -- ri -- fic -- es bring Of joy -- ful -- ness; I'll sing, yea, I to God will prais -- es sing.", "prose": ["Therefore unto his tabernacle", "I'll sacrifices bring", "Of joyfulness; I'll sing, yea, I", "to God will praises sing."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "O Lord, give ear un -- to my voice, when I do cry to thee; Up -- on me al -- so mer -- cy have, and do thou an -- swer me.", "prose": ["O Lord, give ear unto my voice,", "when I do cry to thee;", "Upon me also mercy have,", "and do thou answer me."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "When thou didst say, Seek ye my face, then un -- to thee re -- ply Thus did my heart, A -- bove all things thy face, Lord, seek will I.", "prose": ["When thou didst say, Seek ye my face,", "then unto thee reply", "Thus did my heart, Above all things", "thy face, Lord, seek will I."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "Far from me hide not thou thy face; put not a -- way from thee Thy ser -- vant in thy wrath: thou hast an help -- er been to me.", "prose": ["Far from me hide not thou thy face;", "put not away from thee", "Thy servant in thy wrath: thou hast", "an helper been to me."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "O God of my sal -- va -- ti -- on, leave me not, nor for -- sake: Though me my par -- ents both should leave, the Lord will me up take.", "prose": ["O God of my salvation,", "leave me not, nor forsake:", "Though me my parents both should leave,", "the Lord will me up take."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "O Lord, in -- struct me in thy way, to me a lead -- er be In a plain path, be -- cause of those that ha -- tred bear to me.", "prose": ["O Lord, instruct me in thy way,", "to me a leader be", "In a plain path, because of those", "that hatred bear to me."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "Give me not to mine en -- 'mies' will; for wit -- nes -- ses that lie A -- gainst me ris -- en are, and such as breathe out cru -- el -- ty.", "prose": ["Give me not to mine en'mies' will;", "for witnesses that lie", "Against me risen are, and such", "as breathe out cruelty."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "I faint -- ed had, un -- less that I be -- liev -- ed had to see The Lord's own good -- ness in the land of them that liv -- ing be.", "prose": ["I fainted had, unless that I", "believed had to see", "The Lord's own goodness in the land", "of them that living be."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "Wait on the Lord, and be thou strong, and he shall strength af -- ford Un -- to thine heart; yea, do thou wait, I say, up -- on the Lord.", "prose": ["Wait on the Lord, and be thou strong,", "and he shall strength afford", "Unto thine heart; yea, do thou wait,", "I say, upon the Lord."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}