{"slug": "the-lords-my-shepherd-ill-not-want", "title": "The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want", "first_line": "The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 23, "topics": ["Trust", "Guidance", "God, Care of"], "scripture": ["Psalm 23"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "scottish-psalter-1650", "source_kind": "hand_encoded", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "The Psalms of David in Metre (Scottish Psalter), 1650 \u2014 Psalm 23. Committee versification (Rous revision); all contributors d. before 1700. Hand-entered; verify against an independent printing before publication.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "The Lord's my Shep -- herd, I'll not want; He makes me down to lie In pas -- tures green: He lead -- eth me The qui -- et wa -- ters by.", "prose": ["The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want;", "He makes me down to lie", "In pastures green: He leadeth me", "The quiet waters by."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "My soul He doth re -- store a -- gain, And me to walk doth make With -- in the paths of right -- eous -- ness, E'en for His own name's sake.", "prose": ["My soul He doth restore again,", "And me to walk doth make", "Within the paths of righteousness,", "E'en for His own name's sake."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear none ill: For Thou art with me, and Thy rod And staff me com -- fort still.", "prose": ["Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale,", "Yet will I fear none ill:", "For Thou art with me, and Thy rod", "And staff me comfort still."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "My ta -- ble Thou hast fur -- nish -- ed In pres -- ence of my foes; My head Thou dost with oil a -- noint, And my cup o -- ver -- flows.", "prose": ["My table Thou hast furnished", "In presence of my foes;", "My head Thou dost with oil anoint,", "And my cup overflows."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Good -- ness and mer -- cy all my life Shall sure -- ly fol -- low me; And in God's house for -- ev -- er -- more My dwell -- ing -- place shall be.", "prose": ["Goodness and mercy all my life", "Shall surely follow me;", "And in God's house forevermore", "My dwelling-place shall be."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}