{"slug": "that-there-is-not-a-god-the-fool-psalm-53", "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": 53, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 53"], "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 53. 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": "The Lord up -- on the sons of men from heav'n did cast his eyes, To see if an -- y one there was that sought God, and was wise.", "prose": ["The Lord upon the sons of men", "from heav'n did cast his eyes,", "To see if any one there was", "that sought God, and was wise."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "They al -- to -- geth -- er fil -- thy are, they all are back -- ward gone; And there is none that do -- eth good, no, not so much as one.", "prose": ["They altogether filthy are,", "they all are backward gone;", "And there is none that doeth good,", "no, not so much as 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": "Ev'n there they were a -- fraid, and stood with trem -- bling, all dis -- mayed, Where -- as there was no cause at all why they should be a -- fraid:", "prose": ["Ev'n there they were afraid, and stood", "with trembling, all dismayed,", "Whereas there was no cause at all", "why they should be afraid:"]}, "6": {"syllabified": "For God his bones that thee be -- sieged hath scat -- tered all a -- broad; Thou hast con -- found -- ed them, for they de -- spis -- ed are of God.", "prose": ["For God his bones that thee besieged", "hath scattered all abroad;", "Thou hast confounded them, for they", "despised are of God."]}, "7": {"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."}