{"slug": "why-rage-the-heathen-and-vain-things", "title": "Why Rage the Heathen? and Vain Things", "first_line": "Why rage the heathen? and vain things", "author_source": "Scottish Psalter, 1650", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 6, 8, 6], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "psalm": 2, "topics": ["Psalms"], "scripture": ["Psalm 2"], "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 2. 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": "Why rage the hea -- then? and vain things why do the peo -- ple mind? Kings of the earth do set them -- selves, and prin -- ces are com -- bined,", "prose": ["Why rage the heathen? and vain things", "why do the people mind?", "Kings of the earth do set themselves,", "and princes are combined,"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "To plot a -- gainst the Lord, and his A -- noint -- ed, say -- ing thus, Let us a -- sun -- der break their bands, and cast their cords from us.", "prose": ["To plot against the Lord, and his", "Anointed, saying thus,", "Let us asunder break their bands,", "and cast their cords from us."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "He that in heav -- en sits shall laugh; the Lord shall scorn them all. Then shall he speak to them in wrath, in rage he vex them shall.", "prose": ["He that in heaven sits shall laugh;", "the Lord shall scorn them all.", "Then shall he speak to them in wrath,", "in rage he vex them shall."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Yet, not -- with -- stand -- ing, I have him to be my King ap -- point -- ed; And o -- ver Zi -- on, my ho -- ly hill, I have him King a -- noint -- ed.", "prose": ["Yet, notwithstanding, I have him", "to be my King appointed;", "And over Zion, my holy hill,", "I have him King anointed."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "The sure de -- cree I will de -- clare; the Lord hath said to me, Thou art mine on -- ly Son; this day I have be -- got -- ten thee.", "prose": ["The sure decree I will declare;", "the Lord hath said to me,", "Thou art mine only Son; this day", "I have begotten thee."]}, "6": {"syllabified": "Ask of me, and for her -- i -- tage the hea -- then I'll make thine; And, for pos -- ses -- sion, I to thee will give earth's ut -- most line.", "prose": ["Ask of me, and for heritage", "the heathen I'll make thine;", "And, for possession, I to thee", "will give earth's utmost line."]}, "7": {"syllabified": "Thou shalt, as with a weight -- y rod of i -- ron, break them all; And, as a pot -- ter's sherd, thou shalt them dash in piec -- es small.", "prose": ["Thou shalt, as with a weighty rod", "of iron, break them all;", "And, as a potter's sherd, thou shalt", "them dash in pieces small."]}, "8": {"syllabified": "Now, there -- fore, kings, be wise; be taught, ye jud -- ges of the earth: Serve God in fear, and see that ye join trem -- bling with your mirth.", "prose": ["Now, therefore, kings, be wise; be taught,", "ye judges of the earth:", "Serve God in fear, and see that ye", "join trembling with your mirth."]}, "9": {"syllabified": "Kiss ye the Son, lest in his ire ye per -- ish from the way, If once his wrath be -- gin to burn: bless'd all that on him stay.", "prose": ["Kiss ye the Son, lest in his ire", "ye perish from the way,", "If once his wrath begin to burn:", "bless'd all that on him stay."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}