Psalm 35 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFE GDGD HIJK GLGL MNMN OPQP RSRS TUTU| v | A |
| C M | B |
| Prayer and faith of persecuted saints | C |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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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