Analysis of Psalm 135 part 2
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
v.5-12
L. M.
The works of creation, providence, redemption of Israel, and destruction of enemies.
Great is the Lord, exalted high
Above all powers and every throne:
Whate'er he please, in earth or sea,
Or heav'n or hell, his hand hath done.
At his command the vapors rise,
The lightnings flash, the thunders roar;
He pours the rain, he brings the wind
And tempest from his airy store.
'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent,
O Egypt, through thy stubborn land,
When all thy first-born, beasts and men,
Fell dead by his avenging hand.
What mighty nations, mighty kings,
He slew, and their whole country gave
To Isr'el, whom his hand redeemed,
No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave!
His power the same, the same his grace,
That saves us from the hosts of hell;
And heav'n he gives us to possess,
Whence those apostate angels fell.
Scheme | AXX XXAX XBXB XCXC XDXD XEXE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 11 011010100010110000101100 11010101 0111001001 10110111 11111111 11010101 01010101 11011101 01011101 11110101 11011101 11111101 11110101 11010101 11011101 1111101 1111111 110010111 11110111 01111101 11010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 810 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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