{"slug": "o-god-we-with-our-ears-have-heard", "title": "O God, We with Our Ears Have Heard", "first_line": "O God, we with our ears have heard", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 44, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 44"], "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 44. 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, we with our ears have heard, our fa -- thers have us told, What works thou in their days hadst done, ev'n in the days of old.", "prose": ["O God, we with our ears have heard,", "our fathers have us told,", "What works thou in their days hadst done,", "ev'n in the days of old."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Thy hand did drive the hea -- then out, and plant them in their place; Thou didst af -- flict the na -- ti -- ons, but them thou didst in -- crease.", "prose": ["Thy hand did drive the heathen out,", "and plant them in their place;", "Thou didst afflict the nations,", "but them thou didst increase."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "For nei -- ther got their sword the land, nor did their arm them save; But thy right hand, arm, coun -- ten -- ance; for thou them fa -- vour gave.", "prose": ["For neither got their sword the land,", "nor did their arm them save;", "But thy right hand, arm, countenance;", "for thou them favour gave."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Thou art my King: for Ja -- cob, Lord, de -- liv -- 'ranc -- es com -- mand. Through thee we shall push down our foes, that do a -- gainst us stand:", "prose": ["Thou art my King: for Jacob, Lord,", "deliv'rances command.", "Through thee we shall push down our foes,", "that do against us stand:"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "We, through thy name, shall tread down those that ris'n a -- gainst us have. For in my bow I shall not trust, nor shall my sword me save.", "prose": ["We, through thy name, shall tread down those", "that ris'n against us have.", "For in my bow I shall not trust,", "nor shall my sword me save."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "But from our foes thou hast us saved, our hat -- ers put to shame. In God we all the day do boast, and ev -- er praise thy name.", "prose": ["But from our foes thou hast us saved,", "our haters put to shame.", "In God we all the day do boast,", "and ever praise thy name."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "But now we are cast off by thee, and us thou putt'st to shame; And when our ar -- mies do go forth, thou goest not with the same.", "prose": ["But now we are cast off by thee,", "and us thou putt'st to shame;", "And when our armies do go forth,", "thou goest not with the same."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Thou mak'st us from the en -- e -- my, faint -- heart -- ed, to turn back; And they who hate us for them -- selves our spoils a -- way do take.", "prose": ["Thou mak'st us from the enemy,", "faint-hearted, to turn back;", "And they who hate us for themselves", "our spoils away do take."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Like sheep for meat thou gav -- est us; 'mong hea -- then cast we be. Thou didst for nought thy peo -- ple sell; their price en -- riched not thee.", "prose": ["Like sheep for meat thou gavest us;", "'mong heathen cast we be.", "Thou didst for nought thy people sell;", "their price enriched not thee."]}, "10": {"syllabified": "Thou mak'st us a re -- proach to be un -- to our neigh -- bours near; De -- ri -- sion and a scorn to them that round a -- bout us are.", "prose": ["Thou mak'st us a reproach to be", "unto our neighbours near;", "Derision and a scorn to them", "that round about us are."]}, "11": {"syllabified": "A by -- word al -- so thou dost us a -- mong the hea -- then make; The peo -- ple, in con -- tempt and spite, at us their heads do shake.", "prose": ["A by-word also thou dost us", "among the heathen make;", "The people, in contempt and spite,", "at us their heads do shake."]}, "12": {"syllabified": "Be -- fore me my con -- fu -- si -- on con -- tin -- ual -- ly a -- bides; And of my bash -- ful coun -- ten -- ance the shame me ev -- er hides:", "prose": ["Before me my confusion", "continually abides;", "And of my bashful countenance", "the shame me ever hides:"]}, "13": {"syllabified": "For voice of him that doth re -- proach, and speak -- eth blas -- phe -- my; By rea -- son of th'a -- veng -- ing foe, and cru -- el en -- e -- my.", "prose": ["For voice of him that doth reproach,", "and speaketh blasphemy;", "By reason of th' avenging foe,", "and cruel enemy."]}, "14": {"syllabified": "All this is come on us, yet we have not for -- got -- ten thee; Nor false -- ly in thy cov -- e -- nant be -- haved our -- selves have we.", "prose": ["All this is come on us, yet we", "have not forgotten thee;", "Nor falsely in thy covenant", "behaved ourselves have we."]}, "15": {"syllabified": "Back from thy way our heart not turned; our steps no stray -- ing made; Though us thou brak'st in drag -- ons' place, and cov -- er'dst with death's shade.", "prose": ["Back from thy way our heart not turned;", "our steps no straying made;", "Though us thou brak'st in dragons' place,", "and cover'dst with death's shade."]}, "16": {"syllabified": "If we God's name for -- got, or stretched to a strange god our hands, Shall not God search this out? for he heart's se -- crets un -- der -- stands.", "prose": ["If we God's name forgot, or stretched", "to a strange god our hands,", "Shall not God search this out? for he", "heart's secrets understands."]}, "17": {"syllabified": "Yea, for thy sake we're killed all day, count -- ed as slaugh -- ter -- sheep. Rise, Lord, cast us not ev -- er off; a -- wake, why dost thou sleep?", "prose": ["Yea, for thy sake we're killed all day,", "counted as slaughter-sheep.", "Rise, Lord, cast us not ever off;", "awake, why dost thou sleep?"]}, "18": {"syllabified": "O where -- fore hid -- est thou thy face? for -- gett'st our cause dis -- tressed, And our op -- pres -- sion? For our soul is to the dust down pressed:", "prose": ["O wherefore hidest thou thy face?", "forgett'st our cause distressed,", "And our oppression? For our soul", "is to the dust down pressed:"]}, "19": {"syllabified": "Our bel -- ly al -- so on the earth fast cleav -- ing, hold doth take. Rise for our help, and us re -- deem, ev'n for thy mer -- cies' sake.", "prose": ["Our belly also on the earth", "fast cleaving, hold doth take.", "Rise for our help, and us redeem,", "ev'n for thy mercies' sake."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}