Psalm 38 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EFEF GHIJ KLML NONO JIJP QRSR TTTT KUKV TRTR| Guilt of conscience and relief | A |
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| Amidst thy wrath remember love | B |
| Restore thy servant Lord | C |
| Nor let a Father's chast'ning prove | D |
| Like an avenger's sword | C |
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| Thine arrows stick within my heart | E |
| My flesh is sorely pressed | F |
| Between the sorrow and the smart | E |
| My spirit finds no rest | F |
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| My sins a heavy load appear | G |
| And o'er my head are gone | H |
| Too heavy they for me to bear | I |
| Too hard for me t' atone | J |
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| My thoughts are like a troubled sea | K |
| My head still bending down | L |
| And I go mourning all the day | M |
| Beneath my Father's frown | L |
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| Lord I am weak and broken sore | N |
| None of my powers are whole | O |
| The inward anguish makes me roar | N |
| The anguish of my soul | O |
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| All my desire to thee is known | J |
| Thine eye counts every tear | I |
| And every sigh and every groan | J |
| Is noticed by thine ear | P |
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| Thou art my God my only hope | Q |
| My God will hear my cry | R |
| My God will bear my spirit up | S |
| When Satan bids me die | R |
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| My foot is ever apt to slide | T |
| My foes rejoice to see 't | T |
| They raise their pleasure and their pride | T |
| When they supplant my feet | T |
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| But I'll confess my guilt to thee | K |
| And grieve for all my sin | U |
| I'll mourn how weak my graces be | K |
| And beg support divine | V |
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| My God forgive my follies past | T |
| And be for ever nigh | R |
| O Lord of my salvation haste | T |
| Before thy servant die | R |
Isaac Watts
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