{"slug": "to-thee-ill-cry-o-lord-my-rock", "title": "To Thee I'll Cry, O Lord, My Rock", "first_line": "To thee I'll cry, O Lord, my rock", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 28, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 28"], "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 28. 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": "To thee I'll cry, O Lord, my rock; hold not thy peace to me; Lest like those that to pit de -- scend I by thy si -- lence be.", "prose": ["To thee I'll cry, O Lord, my rock;", "hold not thy peace to me;", "Lest like those that to pit descend", "I by thy silence be."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "The voice hear of my hum -- ble pray'rs, when un -- to thee I cry; When to thine ho -- ly o -- ra -- cle I lift mine hands on high.", "prose": ["The voice hear of my humble pray'rs,", "when unto thee I cry;", "When to thine holy oracle", "I lift mine hands on high."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "With ill men draw me not a -- way that work in -- iq -- ui -- ty; That speak peace to their friends, while in their hearts doth mis -- chief lie.", "prose": ["With ill men draw me not away", "that work iniquity;", "That speak peace to their friends, while in", "their hearts doth mischief lie."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Give them ac -- cord -- ing to their deeds and ills en -- deav -- our -- ed: And as their han -- di -- works de -- serve, to them be ren -- der -- ed.", "prose": ["Give them according to their deeds", "and ills endeavoured:", "And as their handiworks deserve,", "to them be rendered."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "God shall not build, but them de -- stroy, who would not un -- der -- stand The Lord's own works, nor did re -- gard the do -- ing of his hand.", "prose": ["God shall not build, but them destroy,", "who would not understand", "The Lord's own works, nor did regard", "the doing of his hand."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "For ev -- er bles -- sed be the Lord, for gra -- cious -- ly he heard The voice of my pe -- ti -- ti -- ons, and pray -- ers did re -- gard.", "prose": ["For ever blessed be the Lord,", "for graciously he heard", "The voice of my petitions,", "and prayers did regard."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "The Lord's my strength and shield; my heart up -- on him did re -- ly; And I am help -- ed: hence my heart doth joy ex -- ceed -- ing -- ly.", "prose": ["The Lord's my strength and shield; my heart", "upon him did rely;", "And I am helped: hence my heart", "doth joy exceedingly."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "And with my song I will him praise. Their strength is God a -- lone: He al -- so is the sav -- ing strength of his a -- noint -- ed one.", "prose": ["And with my song I will him praise.", "Their strength is God alone:", "He also is the saving strength", "of his anointed one."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "O thine own peo -- ple do thou save, bless thine in -- her -- i -- tance; Them al -- so do thou feed, and them for ev -- er -- more ad -- vance.", "prose": ["O thine own people do thou save,", "bless thine inheritance;", "Them also do thou feed, and them", "for evermore advance."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}