Psalm 142 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGFB FHFI JKJK LMLM| God is the hope of the helpless | A |
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| To God I made my sorrows known | B |
| From God I sought relief | C |
| In long complaints before his throne | B |
| I poured out all my grief | C |
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| My soul was overwhelmed with woes | D |
| My heart began to break | E |
| My God who all my burden knows | D |
| He knows the way I take | E |
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| On every side I cast mine eye | F |
| And found my helpers gone | G |
| While friends and strangers passed me by | F |
| Neglected or unknown | B |
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| Then did I raise a louder cry | F |
| And called thy mercy near | H |
| Thou art my portion when I die | F |
| Be thou my refuge here | I |
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| Lord I am brought exceeding low | J |
| Now let thine ear attend | K |
| And make my foes who vex me know | J |
| I've an almighty Friend | K |
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| From my sad prison set me free | L |
| Then shall I praise thy name | M |
| And holy men shall join with me | L |
| Thy kindness to proclaim | M |
Isaac Watts
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