Psal. V. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDADEDFDFGHIEJEJD DDDKLKLMNMNOPOPQRQR| Jehovah to my words give ear | A |
| My meditation waigh | B |
| The voyce of my complaining hear | A |
| My King and God for unto thee I pray | C |
| Jehovah thou my early voyce | D |
| Shalt in the morning hear | A |
| Ith'morning I to thee with choyce | D |
| Will rank my Prayers and watch till thou appear | E |
| For thou art not a God that takes | D |
| In wickedness delight | F |
| Evil with thee no biding makes | D |
| Fools or mad men stand not within thy sight | F |
| All workers of iniquity | G |
| Thou wilt destroy that speak a ly | H |
| The bloodi' and guileful man God doth detest | I |
| But I will in thy mercies dear | E |
| Thy numerous mercies go | J |
| Into thy house I in thy fear | E |
| Will towards thy holy temple worship low | J |
| Lord lead me in thy righteousness | D |
| Lead me because of those | D |
| That do observe if I transgress | D |
| Set thy wayes right before where my step goes | D |
| For in his faltring mouth unstable | K |
| No word is firm or sooth | L |
| Their inside troubles miserable | K |
| An open grave their throat their tongue they smooth | L |
| God find them guilty let them fall | M |
| By their own counsels quell'd | N |
| Push them in their rebellions all | M |
| Still on for against thee they have rebell'd | N |
| Then all who trust in thee shall bring | O |
| Their joy while thou from blame | P |
| Defend'st them they shall ever sing | O |
| And shall triumph in thee who love thy name | P |
| For thou Jehovah wilt be found | Q |
| To bless the just man still | R |
| As with a shield thou wilt surround | Q |
| Him with thy lasting favour and good will | R |
John Milton
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