{"slug": "let-god-arise-and-scattered", "title": "Let God Arise, and Scattered", "first_line": "Let God arise, and scattered", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 68, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 68"], "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 68. 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": "Let God a -- rise, and scat -- ter -- ed let all his en -- 'mies be; And let all those that do him hate be -- fore his pres -- ence flee.", "prose": ["Let God arise, and scattered", "let all his en'mies be;", "And let all those that do him hate", "before his presence flee."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "As smoke is driv'n, so drive thou them; as fire melts wax a -- way, Be -- fore God's face let wick -- ed men so per -- ish and de -- cay.", "prose": ["As smoke is driv'n, so drive thou them;", "as fire melts wax away,", "Before God's face let wicked men", "so perish and decay."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "But let the right -- e -- ous be glad: let them be -- fore God's sight Be ver -- y joy -- ful; yea, let them re -- joice with all their might.", "prose": ["But let the righteous be glad:", "let them before God's sight", "Be very joyful; yea, let them", "rejoice with all their might."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "To God sing, to his name sing praise; ex -- tol him with your voice, That rides on heav'n, by his name Jah, be -- fore his face re -- joice.", "prose": ["To God sing, to his name sing praise;", "extol him with your voice,", "That rides on heav'n, by his name Jah,", "before his face rejoice."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "Be -- cause the Lord a fa -- ther is un -- to the fa -- ther -- less; God is the wid -- ow's judge, with -- in his place of ho -- li -- ness.", "prose": ["Because the Lord a father is", "unto the fatherless;", "God is the widow's judge, within", "his place of holiness."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "God doth the sol -- i -- tar -- y set in fam -- 'lies: and from bands The chained doth free; but reb -- els do in -- hab -- it parch -- ed lands.", "prose": ["God doth the solitary set", "in fam'lies: and from bands", "The chained doth free; but rebels do", "inhabit parched lands."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "O God, what time thou didst go forth be -- fore thy peo -- ple's face; And when through the great wil -- der -- ness thy glo -- rious march -- ing was;", "prose": ["O God, what time thou didst go forth", "before thy people's face;", "And when through the great wilderness", "thy glorious marching was;"]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Then at God's pres -- ence shook the earth, then drops from heav -- en fell; This Si -- nai shook be -- fore the Lord, the God of I -- sra -- el.", "prose": ["Then at God's presence shook the earth,", "then drops from heaven fell;", "This Sinai shook before the Lord,", "the God of Israel."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "O God, thou to thine her -- i -- tage didst send a plen -- teous rain, Where -- by thou, when it wea -- ry was, didst it re -- fresh a -- gain.", "prose": ["O God, thou to thine heritage", "didst send a plenteous rain,", "Whereby thou, when it weary was,", "didst it refresh again."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Thy con -- gre -- ga -- tion then did make their hab -- i -- ta -- tion there: Of thine own good -- ness for the poor, O God, thou didst pre -- pare.", "prose": ["Thy congregation then did make", "their habitation there:", "Of thine own goodness for the poor,", "O God, thou didst prepare."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "The Lord him -- self did give the word, the word a -- broad did spread; Great was the com -- pa -- ny of them the same who pub -- lish -- ed.", "prose": ["The Lord himself did give the word,", "the word abroad did spread;", "Great was the company of them", "the same who published."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Kings of great ar -- mies foil -- ed were, and forced to flee a -- way; And wom -- en, who re -- mained at home, did dis -- trib -- ute the prey.", "prose": ["Kings of great armies foiled were,", "and forced to flee away;", "And women, who remained at home,", "did distribute the prey."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "Though ye have lain a -- mong the pots, like doves ye shall ap -- pear, Whose wings with sil -- ver, and with gold whose feath -- ers cov -- ered are.", "prose": ["Though ye have lain among the pots,", "like doves ye shall appear,", "Whose wings with silver, and with gold", "whose feathers covered are."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "When there th'Al -- might -- y scat -- tered kings, like Sal -- mon's snow 'twas white. God's hill is like to Ba -- shan hill, like Ba -- shan hill for height.", "prose": ["When there th' Almighty scattered kings,", "like Salmon's snow 'twas white.", "God's hill is like to Bashan hill,", "like Bashan hill for height."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "Why do ye leap, ye moun -- tains high? this is the hill where God De -- sires to dwell; yea, God in it for aye will make a -- bode.", "prose": ["Why do ye leap, ye mountains high?", "this is the hill where God", "Desires to dwell; yea, God in it", "for aye will make abode."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "God's char -- iots twen -- ty thou -- sand are, thou -- sands of an -- gels strong; In's ho -- ly place God is, as in mount Si -- nai, them a -- mong.", "prose": ["God's chariots twenty thousand are,", "thousands of angels strong;", "In 's holy place God is, as in", "mount Sinai, them among."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Thou hast, O Lord, most glo -- ri -- ous, as -- cend -- ed up on high; And in tri -- umph vic -- tor -- ious led cap -- tive cap -- tiv -- i -- ty:", "prose": ["Thou hast, O Lord, most glorious,", "ascended up on high;", "And in triumph victorious led", "captive captivity:"]}, "18": {"syllabified": "Thou hast re -- ceiv -- ed gifts for men, for such as did re -- bel; Yea, ev'n for them, that God the Lord in midst of them might dwell.", "prose": ["Thou hast received gifts for men,", "for such as did rebel;", "Yea, ev'n for them, that God the Lord", "in midst of them might dwell."]}, "19": {"syllabified": "Bless'd be the Lord, who is to us of our sal -- va -- tion God; Who dai -- ly with his ben -- e -- fits us plen -- teous -- ly doth load.", "prose": ["Bless'd be the Lord, who is to us", "of our salvation God;", "Who daily with his benefits", "us plenteously doth load."]}, "20": {"syllabified": "He of sal -- va -- tion is the God, who is our God most strong; And un -- to God the Lord from death the is -- sues do be -- long.", "prose": ["He of salvation is the God,", "who is our God most strong;", "And unto God the Lord from death", "the issues do belong."]}, "21": {"syllabified": "But sure -- ly God shall wound the head of those that are his foes; The hai -- ry scalp of him that still on in his tres -- pass goes.", "prose": ["But surely God shall wound the head", "of those that are his foes;", "The hairy scalp of him that still", "on in his trespass goes."]}, "22": {"syllabified": "God said, My peo -- ple I will bring a -- gain from Ba -- shan hill; Yea, from the sea's de -- vour -- ing depths them bring a -- gain I will;", "prose": ["God said, My people I will bring", "again from Bashan hill;", "Yea, from the sea's devouring depths", "them bring again I will;"]}, "23": {"syllabified": "That in the blood of en -- e -- mies thy foot im -- brued may be, And of thy dogs dipped in the same the tongues thou may -- est see.", "prose": ["That in the blood of enemies", "thy foot imbrued may be,", "And of thy dogs dipped in the same", "the tongues thou mayest see."]}, "24": {"syllabified": "Thy go -- ings they have seen, O God; the steps of maj -- es -- ty Of my God, and my might -- y King, with -- in the sanc -- tua -- ry.", "prose": ["Thy goings they have seen, O God;", "the steps of majesty", "Of my God, and my mighty King,", "within the sanctuary."]}, "25": {"syllabified": "Be -- fore went sin -- gers, play -- ers next on in -- stru -- ments took way; And them a -- mong the dam -- sels were that did on tim -- brels play.", "prose": ["Before went singers, players next", "on instruments took way;", "And them among the damsels were", "that did on timbrels play."]}, "26": {"syllabified": "With -- in the con -- gre -- ga -- ti -- ons bless God with one ac -- cord: From Is -- r'el's foun -- tain do ye bless and praise the might -- y Lord.", "prose": ["Within the congregations", "bless God with one accord:", "From Isr'el's fountain do ye bless", "and praise the mighty Lord."]}, "27": {"syllabified": "With their prince, lit -- tle Ben -- ja -- min, prin -- ces and coun -- cil there Of Ju -- dah were, there Zab -- u -- lon's and Naph -- t'li's prin -- ces were.", "prose": ["With their prince, little Benjamin,", "princes and council there", "Of Judah were, there Zabulon's", "and Napht'li's princes were."]}, "28": {"syllabified": "Thy God com -- mands thy strength; make strong what thou wrought'st for us, Lord. For thy house at Je -- ru -- sa -- lem kings shall thee gifts af -- ford.", "prose": ["Thy God commands thy strength; make strong", "what thou wrought'st for us, Lord.", "For thy house at Jerusalem", "kings shall thee gifts afford."]}, "29": {"syllabified": "The spear -- men's host, the mul -- ti -- tude of bulls, which fierce -- ly look, Those calves which peo -- ple have forth sent, O Lord our God, re -- buke,", "prose": ["The spearmen's host, the multitude", "of bulls, which fiercely look,", "Those calves which people have forth sent,", "O Lord our God, rebuke,"]}, "30": {"syllabified": "Till ev -- ery -- one sub -- mit him -- self, and sil -- ver piec -- es bring: The peo -- ple that de -- light in war dis -- perse, O God and King.", "prose": ["Till everyone submit himself,", "and silver pieces bring:", "The people that delight in war", "disperse, O God and King."]}, "31": {"syllabified": "Those that be prin -- ces great shall then come out of E -- gypt lands; And E -- thi -- o -- pi -- a to God shall soon stretch out her hands.", "prose": ["Those that be princes great shall then", "come out of Egypt lands;", "And Ethiopia to God", "shall soon stretch out her hands."]}, "32": {"syllabified": "O all ye king -- doms of the earth, sing prais -- es to this King; For he is Lord that rul -- eth all, un -- to him prais -- es sing.", "prose": ["O all ye kingdoms of the earth,", "sing praises to this King;", "For he is Lord that ruleth all,", "unto him praises sing."]}, "33": {"syllabified": "To him that rides on heav'ns of heav'ns, which he of old did found; Lo, he sends out his voice, a voice in might that doth a -- bound.", "prose": ["To him that rides on heav'ns of heav'ns,", "which he of old did found;", "Lo, he sends out his voice, a voice", "in might that doth abound."]}, "34": {"syllabified": "Strength un -- to God do ye as -- cribe; for his ex -- cel -- len -- cy Is o -- ver I -- sra -- el, his strength is in the clouds most high.", "prose": ["Strength unto God do ye ascribe;", "for his excellency", "Is over Israel, his strength", "is in the clouds most high."]}, "35": {"syllabified": "Thou'rt from thy tem -- ple dread -- ful, Lord; Is -- r'el's own God is he, Who gives his peo -- ple strength and pow'r: O let God bless -- ed be.", "prose": ["Thou 'rt from thy temple dreadful, Lord;", "Isr'el's own God is he,", "Who gives his people strength and pow'r:", "O let God blessed be."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}