Psalm 91 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFG HHII JJKK LMNO HHGF PPJJ Q RRSS TUVV NNWW HHAA| v | A |
| L M | B |
| Safety in public diseases and dangers | C |
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| He that hath made his refuge God | D |
| Shall find a most secure abode | E |
| Shall walk all day beneath his shade | F |
| And there at night shall rest his head | G |
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| Then will I say My God thy power | H |
| Shall be my fortress and my tower | H |
| I that am formed of feeble dust | I |
| Make thine almighty arm my trust | I |
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| Thrice happy man thy Maker's care | J |
| Shall keep thee from the fowler's snare | J |
| Satan the fowler who betrays | K |
| Unguarded souls a thousand ways | K |
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| Just as a hen protects her brood | L |
| From birds of prey that seek their blood | M |
| Under her feathers so the Lord | N |
| Makes his own arm his people's guard | O |
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| If burning beams of noon conspire | H |
| To dart a pestilential fire | H |
| God is their life his wings are spread | G |
| To shield them with a healthful shade | F |
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| If vapors with malignant breath | P |
| Rise thick and scatter midnight death | P |
| Isr'el is safe the poisoned air | J |
| Grows pure if Isr'el's God be there | J |
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| PAUSE | Q |
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| What though a thousand at thy side | R |
| At thy right hand ten thousand died | R |
| Thy God his chosen people saves | S |
| Amongst the dead amidst the graves | S |
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| So when he sent his angel down | T |
| To make his wrath in Egypt known | U |
| And slew their sons his careful eye | V |
| Passed all the doors of Jacob by | V |
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| But if the fire or plague or sword | N |
| Receive commission from the Lord | N |
| To strike his saints among the rest | W |
| Their very pains and deaths are blest | W |
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| The sword the pestilence or fire | H |
| Shall but fulfil their best desire | H |
| From sins and sorrows set them free | A |
| And bring thy children Lord to thee | A |
Isaac Watts
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About Psalm 91 Part 1
Psalm 91 Part 1 is a poem by Isaac Watts. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.