Analysis of Which Path
Bless be the man who does not walk,
In the counsel of the wicked;
Nor with the sinners who will talk,
With scoffers who are addicted.
For his delight is in the Lord,
As he meditates day and night;
And remaining in one accord,
Because His Law gives him insight.
He is like a tree by a stream,
Water yields its fruit in season;
The leaf not withers its esteem,
Because the Lord is the reason.
The ungodly are more like chaff,
That the wind has driven away;
As the devil on his behalf,
Has caused them in going astray.
The wicked will not stand judgment,
Nor sinners against the righteous;
God will reign in the commencement,
For ensuring proper justice.
Because the Lord does know the way,
Of the righteous what they cherish;
Because they will trust and obey,
But the ungodly will perish.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ HKHK X |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11011111 00101010 11010111 1111010 11011001 111101 00100101 0111111 11101101 10111010 01110101 01011010 00101111 10111001 10101101 11101001 01011110 11001010 11100010 10101010 01011101 10101110 01111001 10010110 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 832 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked Psalm 1
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Written on June 28, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on June 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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