Psalm 2 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDED FGHI JCKC LMNO JPQR S TUVU WXYZ A2B2C2B2 D2PD2R E2F2E2F2| Christ dying rising interceding and reigning | A |
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| Acts etc | B |
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| Maker and sovereign Lord | C |
| Of heav'n and earth and seas | D |
| Thy providence confirms thy word | E |
| And answers thy decrees | D |
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| The things so long foretold | F |
| By David are fulfilled | G |
| When Jews and Gentiles joined to slay | H |
| Jesus thine holy child | I |
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| Why did the Gentiles rage | J |
| And Jews with one accord | C |
| Bend all their counsels to destroy | K |
| Th' Anointed of the Lord | C |
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| Rulers and kings agree | L |
| To form a vain design | M |
| Against the Lord their powers unite | N |
| Against his Christ they join | O |
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| The Lord derides their rage | J |
| And will support his throne | P |
| He that hath raised him from the dead | Q |
| Hath owned him for his Son | R |
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| PAUSE | S |
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| Now he's ascended high | T |
| And asks to rule the earth | U |
| The merit of his blood he pleads | V |
| And pleads his heav'nly birth | U |
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| He asks and God bestows | W |
| A large inheritance | X |
| Far as the world's remotest ends | Y |
| His kingdom shall advance | Z |
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| The nations that rebel | A2 |
| Must feel his iron rod | B2 |
| He'll vindicate those honors well | C2 |
| Which he received from God | B2 |
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| Be wise ye rulers now | D2 |
| And worship at his throne | P |
| With trembling joy ye people bow | D2 |
| To God's exalted Son | R |
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| If once his wrath arise | E2 |
| Ye perish on the place | F2 |
| Then blessed is the soul that flies | E2 |
| For refuge to his grace | F2 |
Isaac Watts
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Psalm 2 is a poem by Isaac Watts. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.