Analysis of Psalm 02
John Milton 1608 (Cheapside) – 1674 (Chalfont St Giles)
Done Aug. 8. 1653. Terzetti.
Why do the Gentiles tumult, and the Nations
Muse a vain thing, the Kings of th'earth upstand
With power, and Princes in their Congregations
Lay deep their plots together through each Land,
Against the Lord and his Messiah dear.
Let us break off; say they, by strength of hand
Their bonds, and cast from us, no more to wear,
Their twisted cords: he who in Heaven doth dwell
Shall laugh, the Lord shall scoff them, then severe
Speak to them in his wrath, and in his fell
And fierce ire trouble them; but I saith hee
Anointed have my King (though ye rebell)
On Sion my holi' hill. A firm decree
I will declare; the Lord to me hath say'd
Thou art my Son I have begotten thee
This day, ask of me, and the grant is made;
As thy possession I on thee bestow
Th'Heathen, and as thy conquest to be sway'd
Earths utmost bounds: them shalt thou bring full low
With Iron Sceptir bruis'd, and them disperse
Like to a potters vessel shiver'd so.
And now be wise at length ye Kings averse
Be taught ye Judges of the earth; with fear
Jehovah serve and let your joy converse
With trembling; Kiss the Son least he appear
In anger and ye perish in the way
If once his wrath take fire like fuel sere.
Happy all those who have in him their stay.
Scheme | A BABACAXDCDEDEAEAAAFGFGCGCXCA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 1101100010 10110111111 11001001010 1111010111 0101010101 1111111111 1101111111 11011101011 1101111101 1110110011 0111011111 010111111 111110101 1101011111 1111110101 1111100111 1101011101 111001110111 111111111 110110101 1101010101 0111111101 1111010111 0101011110 11001011101 0100110001 11111101101 1011110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,285 |
Words | 242 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 28 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 486 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 121 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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