Psalm 38 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EFEF GHIJ KLML NONO JIJP QRSR TTTT KUKV TRTRGuilt 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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