Analysis of Psalm 39 part 1
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
v.1-3
C. M.
Watchfulness over the tongue.
Thus I resolved before the Lord,-
"Now will I watch my tongue;
Lest I let slip one sinful word,
Or do my neighbor wrong."
And if I'm e'er constrained to stay
With men of lives profane,
I'll set a double guard that day,
Nor let my talk be vain.
I'll scarce allow my lips to speak
The pious thoughts I feel,
Lest scoffers should th' occasion take
To mock my holy zeal.
Yet if some proper hour appear,
I'll not be overawed,
But let the scoffing sinners hear
That I can speak for God.
Scheme | XXA BAXX CDCD XEXE XBXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 11 11001 11010101 111111 11111101 111101 011100111 111101 11010111 111111 11011111 010111 111110101 111101 111101001 1111 1101101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 513 |
Words | 106 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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