{"slug": "o-god-the-heathen-entered-have", "title": "O God, the Heathen Entered Have", "first_line": "O God, the heathen entered have", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 79, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 79"], "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 79. 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": "O God, the hea -- then en -- tered have thine her -- i -- tage; by them De -- fil -- ed is thy house: on heaps they laid Je -- ru -- sa -- lem.", "prose": ["O God, the heathen entered have", "thine heritage; by them", "Defiled is thy house: on heaps", "they laid Jerusalem."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "The bod -- ies of thy ser -- vants they have cast forth to be meat To rav -- 'nous fowls; thy dear saints' flesh they gave to beasts to eat.", "prose": ["The bodies of thy servants they", "have cast forth to be meat", "To rav'nous fowls; thy dear saints' flesh", "they gave to beasts to eat."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Their blood a -- bout Je -- ru -- sa -- lem like wa -- ter they have shed; And there was none to bur -- y them when they were slain and dead.", "prose": ["Their blood about Jerusalem", "like water they have shed;", "And there was none to bury them", "when they were slain and dead."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Un -- to our neigh -- bours a re -- proach most base be -- come are we; A scorn and lau -- ghing -- stock to them that round a -- bout us be.", "prose": ["Unto our neighbours a reproach", "most base become are we;", "A scorn and laughingstock to them", "that round about us be."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "How long, Lord, shall thine an -- ger last? wilt thou still keep the same? And shall thy fer -- vent jeal -- ou -- sy burn like un -- to a flame?", "prose": ["How long, Lord, shall thine anger last?", "wilt thou still keep the same?", "And shall thy fervent jealousy", "burn like unto a flame?"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "On hea -- then pour thy fu -- ry forth, that have thee nev -- er known, And on those king -- doms which thy name have nev -- er called up -- on.", "prose": ["On heathen pour thy fury forth,", "that have thee never known,", "And on those kingdoms which thy name", "have never called upon."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "For these are they who Ja -- cob have de -- vour -- ed cru -- el -- ly; And they his hab -- i -- ta -- ti -- on have caus -- ed waste to lie.", "prose": ["For these are they who Jacob have", "devoured cruelly;", "And they his habitation", "have caused waste to lie."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "A -- gainst us mind not for -- mer sins; thy ten -- der mer -- cies show; Let them pre -- vent us speed -- i -- ly, for we're brought ver -- y low.", "prose": ["Against us mind not former sins;", "thy tender mercies show;", "Let them prevent us speedily,", "for we're brought very low."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "For thy name's glo -- ry help us, Lord, who hast our Sav -- iour been: De -- liv -- er us; for thy name's sake, O purge a -- way our sin.", "prose": ["For thy name's glory help us, Lord,", "who hast our Saviour been:", "Deliver us; for thy name's sake,", "O purge away our sin."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Why say the hea -- then, Where's their God? let him to them be known; When those who shed thy ser -- vants' blood are in our sight o'er -- thrown.", "prose": ["Why say the heathen, Where's their God?", "let him to them be known;", "When those who shed thy servants' blood", "are in our sight o'erthrown."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "O let the pris -- 'ner's sighs as -- cend be -- fore thy sight on high; Pre -- serve those in thy might -- y pow'r that are de -- signed to die.", "prose": ["O let the pris'ner's sighs ascend", "before thy sight on high;", "Preserve those in thy mighty pow'r", "that are designed to die."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "And to our neigh -- bours' bos -- om cause it sev'n -- fold ren -- dered be, Ev'n the re -- proach where -- with they have, O Lord, re -- proach -- ed thee.", "prose": ["And to our neighbours' bosom cause", "it sev'n-fold rendered be,", "Ev'n the reproach wherewith they have,", "O Lord, reproached thee."]}, "13": {"syllabified": "So we thy folk, and pas -- ture -- sheep, shall give thee thanks al -- ways; And un -- to gen -- er -- a -- tions all we will show forth thy praise.", "prose": ["So we thy folk, and pasture-sheep,", "shall give thee thanks always;", "And unto generations all", "we will show forth thy praise."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}