Analysis of Psalm 103 part 2
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
v.8-18
L. M.
God's gentle chastisement; or, His tender mercy to his people.
The Lord, how wondrous are his ways!
How firm his truth! how large his grace!
He takes his mercy for his throne,
And thence he makes his glories known.
Not half so high his power hath spread
The starry heav'ns above our head,
As his rich love exceeds our praise,
Exceeds the highest hopes we raise.
Not half so far hath nature placed
The rising morning from the west,
As his forgiving grace removes
The daily guilt of those he loves.
How slowly doth his wrath arise!
On swifter wings salvation flies;
And if he lets his anger burn,
How soon his frowns to pity turn
Amidst his wrath compassion shines;
His strokes are lighter than our sins
And while his rod corrects his saints,
His ear indulges their complaints.
So fathers their young sons chastise
With gentle hand and melting eyes;
The children weep beneath the smart,
And move the pity of their heart.
The mighty God, the wise and just,
Knows that our frame is feeble dust;
And will no heavy loads impose
Beyond the strength that he bestows.
He knows how soon our nature dies,
Blasted by every wind that flies;
Like grass we spring, and die as soon,
Or morning flowers that fade at noon.
But his eternal love is sure
To all the saints, and shall endure;
From age to age his truth shall reign,
Nor children's children hope in vain.
Scheme | XXX AXBB CCAA XXXX DDEE XXFF DDGG HHII DDJJ KKLL |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 11 11011110101110 01110111 11111111 11110111 01111101 111111011 010101101 111101101 01010111 11111101 01010101 11010101 01011111 11011101 11010101 01111101 11111101 01110101 111101101 01110111 11010101 11011101 11010101 01010101 01010111 01010101 111011101 01110101 01011101 111110101 101100111 11110111 110101111 11010111 11010101 11111111 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,337 |
Words | 253 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 39 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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