Analysis of Psalm 82
John Milton 1608 (Cheapside) – 1674 (Chalfont St Giles)
God in the *great *assembly stands *Bagnadath-el
Of Kings and lordly States,
Among the gods* on both his hands. *Bekerev.
He judges and debates.
How long will ye *pervert the right *Tishphetu
With *judgment false and wrong gnavel.
Favouring the wicked by your might,
Who thence grow bold and strong?
*Regard the *weak and fatherless *Shiphtu-dal.
*Dispatch the *poor mans cause,
And **raise the man in deep distress
By **just and equal Lawes. **Hatzdiku.
Defend the poor and desolate,
And rescue from the hands
Of wicked men the low estate
Of him that help demands.
They know not nor will understand,
In darkness they walk on,
The Earths foundations all are *mov'd *Jimmotu.
And *out of order gon.
I said that ye were Gods, yea all
The Sons of God most high
But ye shall die like men, and fall
As other Princes die.
Rise God, *judge thou the earth in might,
This wicked earth *redress, *Shiphta.
For thou art he who shalt by right
The Nations all possess.
Scheme | ABCBDADEFGHEDIDIDJDJKCKDDDDH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001010111 11011 010111111 110001 111110011 1101011 1010111 111101 0101010011 010111 01010101 1101011 01010100 010101 11010101 111101 1111101 010111 010101111 011101 11110111 011111 11111101 110101 11110101 1101011 11111111 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,207 |
Words | 171 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 28 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 734 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 362 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 22, 2023
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