Analysis of Psalm 145 part 3
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
v.14,17ff
C. M.
Mercy to sufferers; or, God hearing prayer.
Let every tongue thy goodness speak,
Thou sovereign Lord of all;
Thy strength'ning hands uphold the weak,
And raise the poor that fall.
When sorrow bows the spirit down,
Or virtue lies distressed
Beneath some proud oppressor's frown,
Thou giv'st the mourners rest.
The Lord supports our tott'ring days,
And guides our giddy youth;
Holy and just are all his ways,
And all his words are truth.
He knows the pains his servants feel,
He hears his children cry,
And their best wishes to fulfil,
His grace is ever nigh.
His mercy never shall remove
From men of heart sincere;
He saves the souls whose humble love
Is joined with holy fear.
[His stubborn foes his sword shall slay,
And pierce their hearts with pain
But none that serve the Lord shall say,
"They sought his aid in vain."]
[My lips shall dwell upon his praise,
And spread his fame abroad;
Let all the sons of Adam raise
The honors of their God.]
Scheme | AXX BCBC DEDE FGFG XXCA AHAH IJIJ FXFX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 11 10110011101 110011101 110111 11110101 010111 11010101 110101 011111 110101 01011011 0110101 10011111 011111 11011101 111101 0111011 111101 11010101 111101 11011101 111101 11011111 011111 11110111 111101 11110111 011101 11011101 010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 941 |
Words | 179 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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