Analysis of Psalm 23



The Lord is my Shepherd,
He keeps me secure and safe.
His waters,
infilling void and sorrow
 with Spirit and Life,
renewing the now and the morrow.

Because He is eternal, the Rock,
I lean on His staff and His rod.
He shields me from danger,
to matter, I may be a stranger,
but to God-- a child,
loved, replete,
who, even in death's valley,
in Him-- I'm  forever complete.


Scheme XXXAXA XXBBXCXC
Poetic Form
Metre 011110 1110101 110 11010 11001 010010010 011101001 11111011 111110 110111010 11101 101 1100110 01101001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 360
Words 70
Sentences 4
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 8
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 139
Words per stanza (avg) 36
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Submitted by donka_k on April 13, 2018

Modified on March 14, 2023

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