Psalm 6 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBD EFEF GHIH JKJK LMNM OPQP| Complaint in sickness | A |
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| In anger Lord rebuke me not | B |
| Withdraw the dreadful storm | C |
| Nor let thy fury grow so hot | B |
| Against a feeble worm | D |
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| My soul's bowed down with heavy cares | E |
| My flesh with pain oppressed | F |
| My couch is witness to my tears | E |
| My tears forbid my rest | F |
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| Sorrow and pain wear out my days | G |
| I waste the night with cries | H |
| Counting the minutes as they pass | I |
| Till the slow morning rise | H |
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| Shall I be still tormented more | J |
| Mine eye consumed with grief | K |
| How long my God how long before | J |
| Thine hand afford relief | K |
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| He hears when dust and ashes speak | L |
| He pities all our groans | M |
| He saves us for his mercy's sake | N |
| And heals our broken bones | M |
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| The virtue of his sovereign word | O |
| Restores our fainting breath | P |
| For silent graves praise not the Lord | Q |
| Nor is he known in death | P |
Isaac Watts
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