Psalm 31 Part 2 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEDE FGFG DHDH FIFI J KLKM NFOF PQRQv | A |
C M | B |
Deliverance from slander and reproach | C |
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My heart rejoices in thy name | D |
My God my help my trust | E |
Thou hast preserved my face from shame | D |
Mine honor from the dust | E |
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My life is spent with grief I cried | F |
My years consumed in groans | G |
My strength decays mine eyes are dried | F |
And sorrow wastes my bones | G |
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Among mine enemies my name | D |
Was a mere proverb grown | H |
While to my neighbors I became | D |
Forgotten and unknown | H |
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Slander and fear on every side | F |
Seized and beset me round | I |
I to the throne of grace applied | F |
And speedy rescue found | I |
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PAUSE | J |
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How great deliverance thou hast wrought | K |
Before the sons of men | L |
The lying lips to silence brought | K |
And made their boastings vain | M |
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Thy children from the strife of tongues | N |
Shall thy pavilion hide | F |
Guard them from infamy and wrongs | O |
And crush the sons of pride | F |
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Within thy secret presence Lord | P |
Let me for ever dwell | Q |
No fenced city walled and barred | R |
Secures a saint so well | Q |
Isaac Watts
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