Analysis of Psalm 16 part 1
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
Confession of our poverty.
Preserve me, Lord, in time of need,
For succor to thy throne I flee,
But have no merits there to plead:
My goodness cannot reach to thee.
Oft have my heart and tongue confessed
How empty and how poor I am;
My praise can never make thee blessed,
Nor add new glories to thy name.
Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap
Some profit by the good we do;
These are the company I keep,
These are the choicest friends I know.
Let others choose the sons of mirth
To give a relish to their wine;
I love the men of heav'nly birth,
Whose thoughts and language are divine.
| Scheme | A BABA CXCX DXDX EFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010110100 01110111 11011111 11110111 11010111 11110101 11001111 11110111 11110111 11111111 11010111 11010011 11010111 11010111 11010111 1101111 11010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 578 |
| Words | 116 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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