Analysis of The Rendering Up (psalm 22)
Had He been able
To write with His own blood
and Fingers.
On tablet.
The import of His final services
And self-offering, passively.
The Testimony would have
Been complete.
The giving up of Himself.
Un-assisted to hateful,
heartless minions.
Because incorruptible.
Un-dying.
Unstained by wrongdoing
Or compromise.
But rather the whole thing
Had to come in Parable.
Discerned by hurting
Searching Faith alone.
In following days.
The walk through scorning jeers.
The pathetic piercing Crown
The signage, that He was King.
The raising up, like some prop.
The soldiers tossing dice. (Psalm 22:18)
The storm of Creator’s indignation.
The seven final assertions.
The letting go, voluntarily.
“It is Finished/Accomplished.”
Job done.
Redemption won.
And angels can see
His approaching Triumph.
Scheme | AXXXXBXXXACADDX DADXXXXDXXECBX EEBX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110 111111 010 110 0011110100 01100100 010011 101 0101101 1010110 1010 011 110 011100 110 110011 1110100 01110 10101 01001 01111 0010101 0101111 0101111 0101011 011010010 01010010 01010100 1110010 11 0101 01011 101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 823 |
Words | 156 |
Sentences | 23 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 15, 14, 4 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 209 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Written on February 25, 2023
Submitted by dougb.19255 on May 31, 2023
Modified by dougb.19255 on May 31, 2023
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