Psalm 35 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFE GDGD HIJK GLGL MNMN OPQP RSRS TUTUv | A |
C M | B |
Prayer and faith of persecuted saints | C |
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Now plead my cause Almighty God | D |
With all the sons of strife | E |
And fight against the men of blood | F |
Who fight against my life | E |
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Draw out thy spear and stop their way | G |
Lift thine avenging rod | D |
But to my soul in mercy say | G |
I am thy Savior God | D |
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They plant their snares to catch my feet | H |
And nets of mischief spread | I |
Plunge the destroyers in the pit | J |
That their own hands have made | K |
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Let fogs and darkness hide their way | G |
And slipp'ry be their ground | L |
Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey | G |
And all their rage confound | L |
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They fly like chaff before the wind | M |
Before thine angry breath | N |
The angel of the Lord behind | M |
Pursues them down to death | N |
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They love the road that leads to hell | O |
Then let the rebels die | P |
Whose malice is implacable | Q |
Against the Lord on high | P |
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But if thou hast a chosen few | R |
Amongst that impious race | S |
Divide them from the bloody crew | R |
By thy surprising grace | S |
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Then will I raise my tuneful voice | T |
To make thy wonders known | U |
In their salvation I'll rejoice | T |
And bless thee for my own | U |
Isaac Watts
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