Analysis of Wicked Humans
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Your steadfast love, O Lord,
Extends up to Heaven;
Your faithfulness adored,
From all that is given.
Faithfulness to the clouds,
Righteousness like mountains;
Your judgment on the crowds,
Just like flowing fountains.
Your judgment is so deep,
Of man and beast You save;
Rescuing from their sleep,
Within their bedded grave.
How precious is Your love,
Steadfast love to mankind;
Shadowed from wings above,
A solace to the mind.
They feast on abundance,
You nourish them to drink;
Canceling redundance;
So they can clearly think.
Your river of pleasure,
Has given such delight;
Such love without measure,
That is giving insight.
For the fountain of life,
Helping to see the light;
For enduring the strife,
Showers through day and night.
Continue steadfast love,
Unto those who know You;
Your righteousness thereof,
Upright of heart so true.
Let not the foot of pride,
To attack against me;
Make wickedness subside,
So we no longer see.
Evildoers make fall,
Thrusted down not to rise;
Blocking them not to crawl,
Rid them of their disguise.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XICI JKJK LKLK GMGM NONO PQPQ J |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111 011110 1101 111110 1101 100110 110101 111010 110111 110111 100111 011101 110111 11111 101101 010101 111010 110111 1001 111101 110110 110101 110110 11101 101011 101101 101001 101101 01011 101111 11001 011111 110111 101011 110001 111101 10011 11111 101111 111101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,088 |
Words | 228 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
How Precious Is Your Steadfast Love Psalm 36:5–12
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Written on March 29, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on March 28, 2022
Modified on April 15, 2023
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