Analysis of Psalm 25 part 3
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
v.15-22
S. M.
Distress of soul; or, Backsliding and desertion.
Mine eyes and my desire
Are ever to the Lord;
I love to plead his promises,
And rest upon his word.
Turn, turn thee to my soul,
Bring thy salvation near;
When will thy hand release my feet
Out of the deadly snare?
When shall the sovereign grace
Of my forgiving God
Restore me from those dangerous ways
My wand'ring feet have trod?
The tumult of my thoughts
Doth but enlarge my woe;
My spirit languishes, my heart
Is desolate and low.
With ev'ry morning light
My sorrow new begins;
Look on my anguish and my pain,
And pardon all my sins.
Behold the hosts of hell,
How cruel is their hate!
Against my life they rise, and join
Their fury with deceit.
O keep my soul from death,
Nor put my hope to shame,
For I have placed my only trust
In my Redeemer's name.
With humble faith I wait
To see thy face again:
Of Isr'el it shall ne'er be said,
He sought the Lord in vain.
Scheme | XXX XXXX XXAX XBXB XCXC XDED XFXA XGXG FXXE |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (23%) |
Metre | 1 11 01111100010 1101010 110101 11111100 010111 111111 110101 11110111 110101 110101 110101 011111001 111111 010111 110111 11010011 110001 11101 110101 11110011 010111 010111 110111 01111101 110101 111111 111111 11111101 0111 110111 111101 1111111 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 909 |
Words | 183 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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