Analysis of Psalm 30 part 2

Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)



v.6
L. M.
Health, sickness, and recovery.

Firm was my health, my day was bright,
And I presumed 'twould ne'er be night;
Fondly I said within my heart,
"Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart."

But I forgot thine arm was strong
Which made my mountain stand so long:
Soon as thy face began to hide,
My health was gone, my comforts died.

I cried aloud to thee, my God,
"What canst thou profit by my blood?
Deep in the dust can I declare
Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there?

"Hear me, O God of grace," I said,
"And bring me from among the dead:"
Thy word rebuked the pains I felt,
Thy pard'ning love removed my guilt.

My groans, and tears, and forms of woe
Are turned to joy and praises now;
I throw my sackcloth on the ground,
And ease and gladness gird me round

My tongue, the glory of my frame,
Shall ne'er be silent of thy name;
Thy praise shall sound through earth and heav'n
For sickness healed and sins forgiv'n.


Scheme AXA BBCC DDEE XXFF GGXX XHII JJHH
Poetic Form
Metre 1 11 1100010 11111111 01011111 10110111 10011101 11011111 11110111 11110111 11111101 11011111 11110111 10011101 11111101 11111111 01110101 11010111 1110111 11010111 11110101 1111101 0101111 11010111 11110111 11111101 1101011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 899
Words 181
Sentences 11
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 27
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 99
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 23, 2023

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Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was an English Christian minister (Congregational), hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. He is recognized as the "Godfather of English Hymnody"; many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages. more…

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