Analysis of Psalm 119. last part
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
Sanctified afflictions; or, Delight in the word of God.
Father, I bless thy gentle hand;
How kind was thy chastising rod,
That forced my conscience to a stand,
And brought my wand'ring soul to God!
Foolish and vain, I went astray
Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord;
I left my guide, and lost my way;
But now I love and keep thy word.
'Tis good for me to wear the yoke,
For pride is apt to rise and swell;
'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke,
That I might learn his statutes well.
The law that issues from thy mouth
Shall raise my cheerful passions more
Than all the treasures of the south,
Or western hills of golden ore.
Thy hands have made my mortal frame,
Thy Spirit formed my soul within;
Teach me to know thy wondrous name,
And guard me safe from death and sin.
Then all that love and fear the Lord
At my salvation shall rejoice;
For I have hoped in thy word,
And made thy grace my only choice.
Scheme | A BABA CDCE FGFG HIHI JKJK DLEL |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 101010100111 10111101 11110101 11110101 01111111 10011101 11111101 11110111 11110111 11111101 11111101 11111101 11111101 01110111 11110101 11010101 11011101 11111101 11011101 11111101 01111101 11110101 11010101 1111011 01111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 926 |
Words | 188 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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