{"slug": "that-there-is-not-a-god-the-fool", "title": "That There Is Not a God, the Fool", "first_line": "That there is not a God, the fool", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 14, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 14"], "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 14. 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": "That there is not a God, the fool doth in his heart con -- clude: They are cor -- rupt, their works are vile; not one of them doth good.", "prose": ["That there is not a God, the fool", "doth in his heart conclude:", "They are corrupt, their works are vile;", "not one of them doth good."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Up -- on men's sons the Lord from heav'n did cast his eyes a -- broad, To see if an -- y un -- der -- stood, and did seek af -- ter God.", "prose": ["Upon men's sons the Lord from heav'n", "did cast his eyes abroad,", "To see if any understood,", "and did seek after God."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "They al -- to -- geth -- er fil -- thy are, they all a -- side are gone; And there is none that do -- eth good, yea, sure there is not one.", "prose": ["They altogether filthy are,", "they all aside are gone;", "And there is none that doeth good,", "yea, sure there is not one."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "These wor -- kers of in -- iq -- ui -- ty do they not know at all, That they my peo -- ple eat as bread, and on God do not call?", "prose": ["These workers of iniquity", "do they not know at all,", "That they my people eat as bread,", "and on God do not call?"]}, "5": {"syllabified": "There fear'd they much; for God is with the whole race of the just. You shame the coun -- sel of the poor, be -- cause God is his trust.", "prose": ["There fear'd they much; for God is with", "the whole race of the just.", "You shame the counsel of the poor,", "because God is his trust."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Let Is -- r'el's help from Zi -- on come: when back the Lord shall bring His cap -- tives, Ja -- cob shall re -- joice, and I -- sra -- el shall sing.", "prose": ["Let Isr'el's help from Zion come:", "when back the Lord shall bring", "His captives, Jacob shall rejoice,", "and Israel shall sing."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}