Analysis of Wicked Oppression
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Save me, the godly one is gone,
The faithful have also vanished;
From amongst the children at dawn,
And causing us to be anguished.
They utter lies to their neighbor,
With flattering lips and their tongue;
A double heart as they labor,
Speaking vanity that is flung.
May the Lord cut off flattered lips,
The tongue that does make a great boast;
For their mouth having pride that sips,
From the cup of an earthly host.
Who says that lips are our own,
With our tongue we will prevail;
For the master is overthrown,
Having no lament to bewail.
Because the poor have been plundered,
While the needy are groaning;
I continuously wondered,
Rise to help those who are moaning.
God will set them in the refuge,
In the comfort for which they long;
His Word like a raining deluge,
For drowning those who have done wrong.
Like silver couth in a furnace,
That is purified seven times;
Comforting of those in distress,
Punishing others for their crimes.
For the Lord shall be keeping them,
He will be guarding forever;
The defiant He will condemn,
By their own sword He will sever.
The wicked prowl on every side,
As vileness is exalted;
Knowledge of God they have denied,
As their transgressions defaulted.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111 01011010 10101011 01011110 11011110 11001011 01011110 10100111 10111101 01111011 11110111 10111101 11111101 11011101 1010101 1010111 01011110 1010110 10100010 11111110 11110010 00101111 11101010 11011111 11010010 1110101 10011001 10010111 10111101 11110010 00101101 11111110 010111001 111010 10111101 11010010 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,199 |
Words | 218 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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The Faithful Have Vanished Psalm 12
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Written on October 25, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on October 24, 2021
Modified on March 23, 2023
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